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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2011
... Bank and Eurobank, with a sizable Qatari investment, the first bit of good news on the banks for some time. In Paris, financials also rose with Societe Generale and Natixis up more than three per cent despite weekend comments by new International Monetary ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... market... Some of those French banks were down more than 20 per cent in a single session." In local trade, banks and financials opened lower, with Westpac hardest hit, down 48 cents, or 2.38 per cent, at $19.66. CBA opened down 75 cents, or 1.56 per ...

ETF provider wants to expand asset class range

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... 15,075 times in the year. SSgA released three new funds into the Australian market in the last year, the S&P/ASX200 Financials X A-REITs Fund, the S&P/ASX200 Resources Fund, and the Small Ordinaries Fund. Worldwide the ETF market is expanding rapidly ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
... Billiton down $1.53, or 3.82 per cent, at $38.53, while Rio Tinto was down $3.87, or 5.05 per cent, at $72.71. Banks and financials, too, were down. ANZ lost 91 cents, around 4.5 per cent, to $18.90, National Australia Bank fell $1.01 to $21.66, Westpac ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
... again." At 1200 AEST, BHP Billiton was up 20 cents at $40.35, while Rio Tinto was up 15 cents at $77.75. Most banks and financials were lower. ANZ was down 14 cents at $20.15, National Australia Bank fell 4.5 cents to $23.155, Commonwealth lost 15 cents ...

New ESG guidelines to aid super investors

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
... risk only. Construction, energy and manufacturing sectors are currently among the worst offenders, while mining and financials generally fare better. Although this is a voluntary guideline only, ACSI and analysts will put pressure on all businesses to ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
... up 31 cents from Thursday's local close of $US1,614.69 per ounce. Newcrest Mining lost 51 cents to $39.66. Banks and financials were up, with ANZ gaining 10 cents to $21.09. Commonwealth added 19 cents to $49.63, National Australia Bank was up nine cents ...

New bond fund targets corporate sector

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
... while other state government holdings account for a further 27%. The fund is also heavily weighted towards domestic financials, while 35% remains in cash for the time being. A total of 26% is in corporate bonds. "We still see good value in the corporate ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
... led the market down, with BHP Billiton falling 44 cents to $43.08, and Rio Tinto down 39 cents at $82.60. Banks and financials were also down, with ANZ worst hit, falling 23 cents, or 1.07 per cent, to $21.32. National Australia Bank was down 17 cents ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2011
... guidance as to who that may come from or which party that may come from, so the market is fairly neutral." Banks and financials all were positive at noon, with Commonwealth Bank up 65 cents, or 1.31 per cent, at $50.19. National Australia Bank was up ...