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US wants pause button in volatile markets

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2010
The US regulator has proposed a new rule that would pause trading in certain individual stocks if the price moves 10 per cent or more in five minutes. This proposal follows a meeting of exchanges, including the US Securities and Exchange Commission ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2010
... and resources sectors. It was "another day when we are bleeding in this war of attrition," Mr Heffernan said. "The major stocks that are being hit are the banks with fears about Greece and China." Stocks were trading at their lowest since August last ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2010
... point, or 0.02 per cent, to 4,500. NEW YORK - Investors uneasy about the news coming out of Europe went back to selling stocks sharply lower overnight. The falling euro and news that German regulators plan to limit some kinds of short selling fed Wall ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2010
... fallen from earlier highs at noon as fears over the European debt situation applied pressure to industrial and materials stocks. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 0.7 point, by 0.08 per cent, at 4,466.5 points, while the broader All ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2010
... points, while the broader All Ordinaries index lost 142.3 points, or 3.06 per cent to 4,500.7 points. NEW YORK - Wall Street stocks ended an erratic session little changed after investors spent the day tracking the euro's moves against the US dollar. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2010
... The Australian stock market was more than two per cent lower at noon, weighed down by declines among mining and financial stocks. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 100 points, or 2.17 per cent, lower at 4,511.1 points, while the broader ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2010
... 4,611.1 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index dropped 36.5 points, or 0.78 per cent, to 4,643.0 points. NEW YORK - Stocks tumbled for a second day on Friday after concerns grew that the deep spending cuts under Europe's bailout plan would slow ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2010
... Australian stock market was almost one per cent lower at noon after uncertainty over the European debt crisis weakened stocks, particularly in the financial and resources sectors. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 42.6 points lower, by ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2010
The Australian stock market is expected to open weaker after losses on Wall Street overnight, with a late fall in stocks, and commodities generally lower. At 0720 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was 51 points ...

Super funds could fill resource capital shortfall: report

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2010
... probably trying to dilute their exposure to the resources sector. The amount of research required to look at small-cap stocks is a burden fund managers might not be keen to bear as small additional resource investments make little impact on returns. ...