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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower after US stocks declined overnight as a weaker-than-expected housing market report was released. At 0736 AEST on the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price index futures contract fell ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open in higher after US stocks rose modestly overnight amid another sharp decline in crude oil prices. At 0722 AEST on the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price index futures contract added 12 ...

CalPERS to suffer 2.4 pc loss

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2008
... its global equities porftolio, which lost 10.7 per cent. "It was difficult for any investor to make positive returns in stocks this past year, but we realised gains in other areas, ending the year in good financial shape," said Anne Stausboll, CalPERS ...

Market Wrap - Morning

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2008
... drop in oil prices encouraged investors to set aside financial sector worries and go bargain hunting across the market. Stocks initially fell on uneasiness about the continuing impact of the housing market downturn and the credit crisis on financial ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2008
... tightening global credit availability, slowing economic growth and rising bad debts. But other brokerse have said local bank stocks represent good value, after being battered by the market in the last six months. Overnight in the US, stocks fell on Monday ...

BNP Paribas responds to alpha demand

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2008
... companies that are selected from the most attractive ideas derived by the MFS global analyst team. The division identifies stocks that provide sustainable, above average prospects for growth with low financial and operational risk. Robert Harrison, BNP ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2008
... Ordinaries rallied 160.1 points to 5,075.4, increasing the value of the market by about $39 billion. NEW YORK - Wall Street stocks fell modestly Monday as investors consolidated gains from the past week's rally and mulled Bank of America's better-than-expected ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2008
... equities market powered ahead at noon as rising optimism about the troubled US financial sector helped boost local banking stocks. At 1205 AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had spiked 154.5 points, or 3.18 per cent, to 4994.4, while the broader All ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open higher after US stocks closed on a fairly positive note on Friday following investor optimism about the troubled financial sector. At 0812 AEST on the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2008
Australian stocks were lower at noon as lower commodity prices hurt resource stocks and several bellweather US firms reported dissapointing earnings results after Wall St closed. US stocks had initially provided a strong lead after commercial and investment ...