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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2010
... of poor Wall Street earnings results and fresh evidence of a sclerotic housing recovery to finish the day in the black. Stocks fell early on disappointment over revenue at IBM, Johnson & Johnson and Goldman Sachs, but drifted higher in afternoon trading ...

SEC launches new divisions to protect investors

SEC RELEASES  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2010
... corporation finance. This comes after the US regulator proposed a new rule that would pause trading in certain individual stocks if the price moves 10 per cent or more in five minutes after 30 stocks on the S&P 500 fell in value by at least 10 per cent ...

Insync targets consumer and healthcare stocks

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2010
High conviction fund manager Insync is investing in more consumer discretionary and healthcare stocks to deliver returns in the coming year. Monik Kotecha, chief investment officer at Insync Funds Management, said the fund manager is buying global companies ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2010
... the wake of modest gains on US markets overnight and some cautious commentary from Australia's central bank. Major mining stocks led the gains. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 12.7 points, or 0.29 per cent, at 4,371.0 points, while ...

Perennial invests in oil equipment stocks

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2010
Perennial Investment Partners' international equities division has invested in oil and gas drilling equipment companies ahead of a predicted worldwide oil rig upgrade following the BP disaster. Clay Carter, head of international equities at Perennial ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2010
... share market at noon on Monday was lower, following a plunge on United States markets on Friday. Major Australian banking stocks were among the hardest hit, while mining and energy stocks also retreated. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2010
... 4,422.7 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index was down 19.7 points, or 0.44 per cent, to 4,437 points. NEW YORK - US stocks plunged on Friday after sagging consumer confidence and a mixed batch of second-quarter earnings revived fears about ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
... the day as we head into the weekend." He said the weak performers of the day were the big miners and the consumer staples stocks. Woolworths shed 10 cents to $26.87, while Coles owner Wesfarmers was down 26 cents at $28.37. Coca-Cola was down one cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
... blistering 11.9 per cent in January-March. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand share market fell after a flat trading day for stocks in the United States where the Federal Reserve suggested additional measures may be needed to combat a weakening economy. The ...

Aii signs Citi as additional market maker

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2010
... institutions buy and sell ETFs more efficiently. "While the institution is waiting for something to happen to buy individual stocks, they put their money into an ETF and take it out again once when they want to make a call," he said.