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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2011
... morning." Mr Spooner also said rising oil prices as a result of political tensions in Libya had caused a surge in energy stocks. Mining giant BHP Billiton was the best performing stock on the ASX 50 in morning trade, gaining $1.22 or 2.68 per cent to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2011
... Swiss and Amsterdam stock markets made smaller losses, down 0.50 per cent and 0.87 per cent respectively. HONG KONG - Asian stocks were mixed on Monday as escalating violence in the Middle East depressed sentiment and sent oil prices higher, while China's ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
... started trading without a dividend on Monday. National turnover reached 1.68 billion shares, worth $2.36 billion, with 414 stocks up, 662 down and 385 unchanged.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
... points, while the broader All Ordinaries index inched forward 0.1 points, or zero per cent, at 5,026.1 points. NEW YORK - US stocks have closed at fresh two-year highs in choppy trade as investors turned cautious ahead of a long holiday weekend. The ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2011
... marked down quite heavily at the moment. "That's taking the wind out the rest of sector." ANZ was among the worst performing stocks in the ASX 50, down 71 cents, by 2.77 per cent, at $24.94 after reporting a first quarter underlying profit up 27 per ...

Asian funds invest more in Taiwan

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2011
... and the lowest in Taiwan's history. We see a lot of potential when the economy picks up, particularly in retail related stocks," said Lau. Of the major countries in Asia, only Japan has a lower rate of inflation than Taiwan, where it sits at around 1.5 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2011
... index had added 7.4 points, or 0.15 per cent, at 5,026.0 points, its highest close since late August 2008. NEW YORK - US stocks finished higher on Thursday after a strong manufacturing report overshadowed a bigger than expected rise in the number of ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011
... ASX 50 index falling $1.28, or 3.46 per cent to $35.74 after it reported a 19 per cent fall in first half profit. Energy stocks were strong with oil and gas producer Santos Ltd rising 33 cents, or 2.39 per cent, to $14.13 after reporting a 15.2 per cent ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011
... points, or 0.02 per cent, lower at 5,018.6. NEW YORK - Strong earnings results and another round of corporate deals led US stocks higher on Wednesday. Family Dollar rose 22 per cent after investor Nelson Peltz's firm offered to pay up to $60 a share ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
... Kangaluwi project in Zambia, in southern Africa. National turnover was 1.26 billion shares worth $2.02 billion, with 457 stocks up, 505 down and 388 unchanged.