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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2009
... The stock market extended its slide as investors worried that a weak job market would trip up recovery in the economy. Stocks posted modest losses on Wednesday, a day after tumbling on fears about banks and concerns that a six-month rally of more than ...

Politics wield power over asset prices

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2009
... conclusive was that Democratic fund managers are "closet SRI" investors, meaning they are more likely to have a bias towards SRI stocks and invest away from sin stocks. On the other hand, Republican fund managers are more SRI-agnostic, not quite in favour ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2009
... sweet crude for October delivery, settled at $US68.05 a barrel, down $US1.91 from Monday's closing level. Among the oil stocks, Oil Search lost 23 cents, or 3.63 per cent, at $6.10, Santos was 52 cents lower, or by 3.3 per cent at $15.26, and Woodside ...

Barclays owns 5pc stake in Challenger

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2009
... that requires listed companies to announce when a firm buys a 5 per cent or bigger stake in their companies. "A lot of stocks may sit at 4.7 per cent, [then] companies disclose to the ASX when they go beyond that 5 per cent mark," he said.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2009
... Australia on Tuesday, the Australian share market closed at an 11-month high, driven by rallies on banks, mining and defensive stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 35.5 points, or 0.79 per cent, at 4514.6 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2009
... Australian sharemarket remained in positive territory at noon after gains in the financial sector and among consumer staple stocks. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 34.8 points, or 0.78 per cent, at 4513.9, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Boost allocation to top active managers: report

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2009
... crisis has made it difficult for investors to access capital, regulatory constraints on short selling has affected how stocks are correctly valued and higher transaction costs means many investors are locked out of these opportunities. Plus, detailed ...

Treading on treacherous territory

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2009
... minds. Values. The sharp appreciation in equity markets from their March 2009 lows has prompted many to cry "overvalued!" "Stocks are overbought". Whether this is correct or not remains debatable. Arguments for are as valid as those against. The point ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2009
... little further on Tuesday after equity markets around the world slumped overnight on concerns about heavy losses in Chinese stocks on Monday. At 0718 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 10 points lower at ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2009
The Australian share market was relatively flat at noon as losses in the major miners and other large stocks such as Telstra offset gains in the financial sector. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 4.3 points, or 0.1 per cent, at 4493.9 ...