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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
... ready to put the problems of the second quarter behind them, which could send the stock market higher, said Marc Pado, US market strategist for Cantor Fitzgerald. Strong performers this past week included retailer Target, which rose 6.7 per cent, and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011
... underperform offshore bourses, as uncertainty surrounding a potential price on carbon kept investors on the sidelines. "The US market went up six per cent last week," Mr Potter said. "The best we could do was about 1.8 per cent. "It really is quite a ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
The Australian share market was expected to open stronger today, despite the absence of leads from offshore trading overnight. At 0702 AEST, the September share price index futures contract was up 18 points at 4,614. In economics news on Tuesday, the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
... weaker-than-expected retail sales and building approvals data for May. Trading was also less than usual because the US market would be closed on Monday night (AEST) for the Fourth of July public holiday. It was mostly green on the local bourse, with ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2011
The Australian share market was weaker on Thursday following negative offshore leads overnight. At 1230 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 19.4 points, or 0.43 per cent, at 4,513.2, while the broader All Ordinaries index fell 17.8 points ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2011
The Australian share market opened higher on Friday after two of the major United States indices rose, but worries continued that Greece's debt troubles could spread. At 1015 AEST on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 23.9 points, or 0.53 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
The Australian securities market has opened more than 1.5 per cent lower after gains were wiped off US markets overnight. At 1015 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 84.9 points, or 1.8 per cent, at 4,622.4, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

CFSGAM looks to capitalise on multi-asset demand

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) has strengthened its investment solutions business in Asia and Australia, responding to increasing demand for multi asset funds. CFSGAM has appointed three Dutch senior investment professionals from ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
... ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract was three points lower at 4687, with 5,515 contracts traded. The US market rose on Friday. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 38.82 points to 12,441.58, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index rose ...

Fixed interest ETFs to fill "massive hole"

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011
... around the ASX Aqua listing that needs to get resolved," said Drew Corbett, head of product strategy, BetaShares. The US market is awash with fixed income ETFs, iShares alone has 35 customised products, which it uses to combat inflation threat by altering ...