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Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... managed to breach the 5,000 point mark briefly on Tuesday, but has not closed above that mark since since April 2011. On the ASX 24, the March share price index futures contract was up 32 points at 4,958 points, with 8,838 contracts traded. CBA on Wednesday ...

Super fund return expectations unrealistic

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... cliff, have all contributed recent equity market underperformance which shows little sign of abating. McDonald agreed that the ASX's recent march towards the 5,000 mark was driven predominantly by a shift in sentiment as global risks have temporarily ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following a flat start on Wall Street ahead of President Barack Obama's State of the Union address. At 0640 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was up nine points at 4,4935. ...

Interest rate cuts drive SMSFs to FI, property

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
... that growth during the December quarter was higher than expected for SMSF trustees, as they concentrate their holdings on the ASX Top 20 companies. ASX Top 20 shares outperformed the All Ordinaries by 22% last year, resulting in increased allocation ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
... at 4,975.8 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had risen 16.7 points, or 0.34 per cent, to 4,997 points. On the ASX 24, the March share price index futures contract was up 15 points at 4,934 points, with 5,761 contracts traded. The finance ...

Still pent-up demand as ETFs celebrate record year

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
... 2012, Australian-listed ETPs experienced further strong growth in the first month of the new year, according to BlackRock. ASX-listed ETPs attracted new assets of US$97.7 million in January to reach total assets of US$6.9 billion. Mark Oliver, head of ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher despite a mixed showing on European markets and falls on Wall Street. At 0639 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract was up 12 points at 4,931. In economic news on Tuesday, the National ...

Small shareholders eclipsed by instos

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
... data reveals a decline in the percentage of issued capital held by investors owning fewer than 10,000 shares in the average ASX 300 company from 15.1% in 2002 to 9.9% in 2011. By contrast, the percentage held by institutional shareholders increased from ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
... 4,967.2 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had fallen 3.1 points, or 0.06 per cent, to 4,986.3 points. On the ASX 24, the March share price index futures contract was down seven points at 4,928 points, with 6,961 contracts traded. Electronics ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
... 0.11 per cent, at 4,941.3, while the broader All Ordinaries index was up 4.5 points, or 0.09 per cent, at 4,960.3. On the ASX 24, the March share price index futures contract was up seven points at 4,901, with 6,364 contracts traded. Local stocks started ...