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Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2015
... the session on a positive note, led by gains in the resources space. OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said the materials and energy sectors were the best performers. "That's unsurprising given we had a weaker US dollar overnight and a slight ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
... out the bank's gains. "The oil price got absolutely slammed by the growth targets coming out of China - that's why the materials space has been heavily sold off," Mr Lucas said. Oil and gas explorer Santos was down three cents at $7.82 and, Woodside ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
... "All the good stuff that China imports from Australia, those numbers were weaker and, of course, that flows through the materials," he said. BHP Billiton dropped 34 cents, or more than one per cent, to $31.21, while Rio Tinto had fallen 74 cents, or ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
... is intact, led by the energy space on that stronger oil price overnight and also seeing some reasonable gains in the materials space." The Reserve Bank on Friday cut its economic growth forecasts by a quarter of a percentage point because of a slower ...

Nikko appoints four international sales executives

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2015
... America, Peter Knight is now head of global product specialists, Daisuke Kono became head of international institutional materials, and Cameron Kuwahara has been named head of solutions marketing. These positions are based in New York, Tokyo (both Knight ...

Australian ETF Industry achieves $15bn milestone

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2015
... of "Abenomics". According to State Street Global Advisors' Amanda Skelly, this pattern will likely continue in 2015. "Materials and energy make up a large percentage of our market and with lower commodity prices and the possibility that disappointing ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
... European markets where a lot of energy stocks hit multiple-year lows, we're not surprised by that," Mr McCarthy said. "And materials, generally, are under pressure." In the resources sector, global miner BHP Billiton was down 73 cents at $29.37, Rio ...

Rename general advice, disclose ownership: FSI

LAURA MILLAN  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
... broader than Financial Services Guide and Credit Guide rules currently require, and could include branded documents or materials." "The Inquiry believes the benefits to consumers would outweigh the transitional costs to industry of effecting branding ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
... Investors are concerned China's cooling property market could continue to affect demand for iron ore. "That's why the materials space remains the one to watch - probably one of the worst performing plays around," Mr Lucas said. The major banks were experiencing ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2014
... Stan Shamu said the market was more or less following the lead of Wall Street which finished flat on Friday. He said materials and energy stocks had been the best performers but the market had been weighed down by the big four banks. "As long as these ...