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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2010
... losses to finish about 0.4 per cent softer thanks to positive earnings guidance and announcements from industrial and energy stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index ended down 21.1 points, or 0.47 per cent, at 4,438.5 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
... Securities analyst and publisher of the Marcus Today daily stockmarket newsletter, said the heavyweight banks and big resources stocks pulled the overall market lower. "The banks have basically knocked about 20 points off the index on their own, BHP ...

Avoid high yield traps: State Street

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
According to the report, investors should be cautious when looking to add stocks with misleadingly high dividend yields to their portfolios, as the higher yield is often a result of significant price declines rather than increases in dividends paid. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2010
... first quarter results and holds its annual general meeting in Sydney. Foxtel also issues full year results. New York - Stocks and interest rates tumbled on Wednesday as investors around the world took a bleaker view of the US economy. The Dow Jones industrial ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2010
Australian stocks were lower at noon, extending losses from the open in quiet conditions with big institutional players mostly staying on the sidelines. At 1206 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 27.6 points, or 0.6 per cent, at 4,567.3 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2010
... closed in positive territory amid strong gains in the materials sector and a good performance among energy and financial stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed up 28.8 points, or 0.63 per cent, to close at 4,594.9 points, while the broader All ...

Not a jobless double-dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2010
... assistant in Virginia since she lost her job at a publishing company in May 2009." And this from The Wall Street Journal, "US Stocks Skid As Jobs Data Fan Economic Worries" where it quoted Canaccord Adams' managing director of equity trading saying ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2010
The Australian stock market was lower at noon, led down by weakness among financial stocks and following a flat finish on offshore markets overnight. At 1213 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 10.9 points, or 0.24 per cent, at 4,555.6 points ...

Solaris struggles to find local gems

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2010
... prospects for many businesses. Donohue said news from debt-ridden Europe and US are making it hard to pick well-priced stocks. "Both [our] funds are finding it hard to find alpha," he said. The fund manager's suite includes the Solaris Core Australian ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
The Australian stock market was lower at noon, dragged lower by financial stocks. At 1215 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 4.8 points, or 0.1 per cent, at 4,566.8 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had fallen 5.3 points, or ...