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AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2013
... performers. The financial sector was down 0.19 per cent and the materials sector off 1.04 per cent. With the outlook for commodities uncertain given indications of a slowing Chinese economy, there was scope for the Reserve Bank of Australia to consider ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013
... and Rio have continued their recent run higher after touching multi-month lows in April amid concerns about falling commodities prices, particularly iron ore. On Wednesday, BHP was up 51 cents, or 1.46 per cent, at $35.34, while Rio had risen $1.18 ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013
... commodity prices continued to fall overnight and he expected resources stocks to drop during the day, especially gold. "Commodities remained under pressure overnight with notable weakness in gold," he said. "We expect gold names to struggle today, led ...

AQR Global Risk Premium Trust opens to retail investors

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
... million (as at 30 April 2013). The trust invests in a globally diversified portfolio of equities, fixed income and commodities, allocating its investment-risk budget evenly across asset classes and actively managing its portfolio to maintain that balance ...

Money, money, money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013
... - the Dow finished 0.89 per cent higher and the S&P500 closed 0.94 per cent firmer. Futures contract price for key commodities such as gold, copper and oil also settled firmer in New York trade. Those gains helped push BHP up 24 cents to $32.03 and Rio ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
... economic data from China. "The manufacturing data was a bit flat to slightly on the bottom-weak side which has seen commodities pull off and which has seen the materials sector pull back," he said. The mining giants all opened lower. BHP Billiton fell ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
... Australia, the market on Wednesday, closed lower, with weakness among the major miners helping snap a two-day rally. Weaker commodities prices in offshore trade, as well as some disappointing Chinese manufacturing data prompted investors to bail out ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013
... Australian share market has opened slightly higher, boosted by stronger mining stocks on the back of improved prices for commodities. "It's all about commodities today," IG Markets market strategist Stan Shamu said. "We've seen a nice little jump in ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2013
... greenback rose to Y99.29 from Y98.14. HONG KONG - Asian markets rose at the end of a tough week for global equities and commodities as dealers keep an eye on a meeting of world central bank and finance chiefs in Washington. Investors seemed to brush ...