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Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street finished down despite a morning rally during the early part of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony to Congress. At 0753 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures ...

Fewer Australians invest in shares: ASX

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013
The number of Australians investing in the share market continued to decline in 2012, according to the Australian Securities Exchange's Australian Share Ownership Study 2012. The study found that 38% of Australians owned shares in 2012, compared with ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower despite gains on Wall Street ahead of US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony in Congress. At 0646 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was down six points at 5,186. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher despite Wall Street falling slightly ahead of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony on the economic outlook to Congress. At 0635 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract ...

The Trust Company rules out EQT takeover

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
... offer was "superior" to a counter bid from Equity Trustees (EQT). In an announcement to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), The Trust Company said: "After careful consideration, and after having taken advice from Flagstaff Partners and King & Wood ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
Australian stocks are firmer at noon, with the banks and miners leading the broader market higher. The local market opened the new trading week up about 0.75 per cent and extended gains through the morning, as investors took their cues from a positive ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
... Bank business sales indicator for April as is the National Australia Bank's business customer satisfaction ratings and the ASX launches exchange-traded bonds. John McGagh, Head of Innovation for Rio Tinto and Gavin Yeates, Vice President Mine Optimisation ...

CommBank wealth division enjoys strong March quarter

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
... management and insurance division grew by 4% in the three months to 31 March. In an update to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), Australia's largest company said that funds under administration and funds under management in its wealth business ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
... 0.50 per cent, at 5,247.2, while the broader All Ordinaries index was up 24.9 points, or 0.48 per cent, at 5,227.4. On the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract was up 33 points at 5,258, with 7,037 contracts traded.

Financial markets give the budget a big yawn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
... which ones to throw back at Swannie. The financial markets certainly think that way. It was a big yawn from them. The S&P/ASX 200 index futures is trading 30 points higher at the time I'm punching away at my keyboard. This could be interpreted as a vote ...