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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2013
... nervous investors take their leads from falls across major Asian markets. Despite small gains in early trade, Australian shares closed about 0.3 per cent lower as the Shanghai Composite, Japan's Nikkei and Hong Kong's Hang Seng indices moved into the ...

Mercer's new retirement fund puts emphasis on capital growth

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
... fund designed to allow tax exempt investors of retirement age to maximise their after-tax returns. The Mercer Australian Shares Fund for Tax Exempt Investors is designed to maximise capital growth as well as dividend yield for tax exempt investors. "We ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
Australian shares are weaker as an Australian dollar trading below 92.50 US cents encourages overseas investors to sell banking and resource stocks. Local shares are subdued, following a two per cent-plus plunge on Thursday, following the US Federal ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
Australian shares have opened lower after the US Federal Reserve indicated it could wind back its massive stimulus program for the world's largest economy before too long. Shortly after the beginning of trade on Thursday, the A&P/ASX200 had dumped 1.5 ...

Market higher but eyes are on US Fed

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
Australian shares were stronger at noon, with trading levels light as investors await a crucial economic statement from the US Federal Reserve. The Fed is meeting on Wednesday in the US, and if indicates its $US85 billion a month asset purchase program ...

Aust shares weaken ahead of RBA minutes

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
Australian shares are weaker as traders nervously await the Reserve Bank's June board meeting minutes, with the big banks and miners suffering losses. IG market strategist Stan Shamu said investors were regarding a July rate cut as a less likely prospect. ...

Aust shares weaken ahead of US Fed meeting

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
Australian shares are weaker as concerns about US Federal Reserve bond buying dents sentiment, with banking and mining stocks both in negative territory. RBS Morgans Ipswich manager Tony Russell said speculation about the American central bank's quantitative ...

Australian shares open lower

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
The Australian market has continued its downhill run, opening more than half a per cent lower following falls on international bourses and worries about central banks' stimulus plans. Losses on Thursday would mean a 13th day of falls in 17 trading sessions ...

Aussie shares weaken ahead of long weekend

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013
Australian shares are weaker as investors worry about sluggish US economic news ahead of the Queen's Birthday long weekend. CommSec market analyst Steven Daghlian says Australian traders are reluctant to buy stocks ahead of the Friday night release ...

Australian stocks weaker at close

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
Australian shares closed more than one per cent lower as investors were swayed by ongoing negative sentiment. It was the tenth fall in 13 sessions. IG market analyst Stan Shamu said the deterioration in confidence had continued due to volatility in ...