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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2011
Australian stocks look set to open higher despite mixed movements on international markets overnight. At 0707 AEST on Wednesday, the December share price index futures contract was 33 points at 4,078. Overnight, the Dow Jones closed just 7.65 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
The Australian market looks set to open little change, from last week's positive finish. At 0708 AEST on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was up eight points at 4163. In economic news, on Monday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics ...

Dangerous currents

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
Now that's what I'm talking about. See what a little concerted, decisive action does. Global equity markets rallied following news that the European Central Bank, in coordination with the US Federal Reserve, the Bank of England, the Bank of Japan and ...

Sustainability already impacting investments

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
Australian investment will feel the impact of sustainability within five years with risks and opportunities to impact, according to Jane Goodland, global head of sustainability at Towers Watson. Macro trends including demographic changes such as ageing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011
The Australian market could open higher, bucking the lead of overseas markets which all fell overnight. At 0716 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract was up 60 points at 4,128. In economic news on Wednesday, the Australia ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
The Australian market looks set to open flat on Wednesday, if it follows Tuesday's local trend and after only a 20 point rise on the US market overnight. At 0719 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract was down 14 points ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011
The Australian dollar was more than one US cent lower on Friday, as risk sentiment deteriorated and Asian equity markets tracked Wall Street firmly into the red. Risk sentiment unravelled overnight as fears about global growth, European sovereign debt ...

Market Wrap- Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011
A slew of bad news from Europe and poor economic data from the US prompted the Australian dollar to tank almost one US cent overnight. At 0700 AEST on Friday, the Australian dollar was trading at 103.89 US cents, down from 104.83 US cents on Thursday. ...

Digit says recession averted

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
Crash on rumours one day, rally on flimsy excuse the next. That's Wall Street for you these days - or more accurately, the past two days. After rallying on the Fed's announcement that it will keep the fed funds rate at between 0-0.25% till the middle ...

HSBC adds China region exposure to retail market

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
HSBC has launched a new structured investment product to provide retail investors with capital protected exposure to equities in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. The HSBC 100+ Series China Region Investment II is a five-year product, launched at the start ...