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Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2014
Positive reactions to earnings reports from several major companies have pushed the share market higher. Morning trade had been mildly positive despite a negative lead from US markets, IG market strategist Stan Shamu said. "We've started off fairly ...

(Back) wages

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2014
... pockets) but you won't know it gauging from the financial markets' reaction. Australian equities rose a bit (plus 0.3% on the ASX 200), the yield on 10-year Aussie bonds skip a bit (plus 4 bps) and the dollar-A gyrated around US$0.90 but finished practically ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street as investors worked through the minutes from the Federal Reserve's latest policy meeting. At 0833 AEDT on Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was down 16 ...

Market Vectors to launch equal weight ETF

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014
Market Vectors has announced it will launch a "first of its kind" exchange-traded fund (ETF) on the ASX. The Market Vectors Australian Equal Weight ETF (ASX code: MVW) will provide equally-weighted exposure to the most liquid equities listed on the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat following a mixed performance on Wall Street. At 0900 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was up six points at 5,369. In local economic news on Wednesday, the Westpac-Melbourne ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2014
... per cent, at 5,394.3, while the broader All Ordinaries index was up 11.2 points, or also 0.21 per cent, at 5,406.00. On the ASX 24, the March share price index futures contract was up 16 points at 5,361, with 4,848 contracts traded.

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher following a mixed performance on European markets with Wall Street closed for the Presidents' Day public holiday. At 0803 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract was up 28 points at ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street markets as investors shrugged off a report showing poor industrial output in January as mainly weather-related. At 0747 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures ...

FEATURE: The cost of cash

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014
... Add this rather dreary outlook for term deposits to the fact that the Australian share market- as represented by the S&P / ASX 300 Accumulation Index - returned 19.68% in 2013, and the much safer global fixed income market - as represented by the Citigroup ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street which rallied after several companies reported higher earnings. At 0645 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was up 40 points at 5,303. Time Warner ...