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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2009
... at 4491 on 15,847 contracts. CMC Markets analysts David Taylor said money was flowing from a number of major stocks into banks and gold miners. "The market was going better at the open than it is now," Mr Taylor said. "We're seeing some money flowing ...

Recovery is too fast, too furious: IML

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2009
... remain high, there could be a strong headwind for equities as people increase their savings. IML is still cautious on local banks even though many of the country's biggest banks remain well capitalised and some have bought overseas competitor businesses ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2009
... Craig Walker said the financials were the main drivers in the market. "The strength is largely with the financials: the banks are up... and some of the insurers like QBE are also the biggest drivers for the market today," Mr Walker said. "The biggest ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2009
... there would be a lull over the next few months, Mr Peacock said. "Materials is the weakest performing sector today... (The banks) are one of the few sectors to be up," he said. "Outside of the property trusts, they are the best performing sectors." Shares ...

SWFs no longer at arm's length

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2009
... backlash. For example, SWFs chose to be exempted from their voting rights when they started buying shares in finance firms and banks in the US and the UK. "Such an unapologetically passive stance, while reassuring from a political perspective, has drawn ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2009
... the major miners were up, with BHP Billiton 13 cents higher at $37.93, while Rio Tinto added 50 cents to $58.90. The major banks also were up. Commonwealth Bank added 16 cents to $44.47, NAB gained 19 cents to $27.17, ANZ rose 16 cents to $19.96, and ...

Almost Per-fecta

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2009
... rout, which led to the recession, which led to them losing their homes and their jobs...and then giving their money to the banks and other financial institutions. Wall Street's tepid response overnight shows that they expected nothing less. For changing ...

U V W X Y Z

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2009
... market movements on the days when prices drop. Q: Are there risks of a relapse? A: You bet! National Governments and Central Banks are damned if they withdraw the stimulus packages too soon and damned if they withdraw the stimulus too late. Too soon ...

Wait no more

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2009
... "strains" are still present in the financial system although fears of a cataclysm have receded. Chairman Ben also thinks that banks and other financial institutions would continue to suffer losses and credit availability to businesses and consumers would ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2009
... Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 42 points lower at 4279 on 20,613 contracts. The major banks were down. NAB was 89 cents lower, by 3.31 per cent, at $25.97, ANZ lost 48 cents or 2.45 per cent to $19.14, Commonwealth ...