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No greed, no fear, no volume

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2012
... that also is a drag on the economy." That's how. The better, more rationale justification is the overall rise in raw materials sector. Sure energy is part of this but most commodities also picked up, led by a 1% increase in copper prices. Now how could ...

JBWere partners with Swiss bank

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
... Australian market through the JBWere domestic network. "In Australia, more than 70% of the equity market is made up of materials, energy and financial services companies. We believe Australian private investors need more diversification if they are to ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2012
... Shamu said. "With the US dollar retreating a little bit, commodities have managed to edge a bit higher. "We have seen materials (stocks) open higher today. Energy stocks are doing alright as well, after a nice move for oil on Friday." On the local bourse ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012
... data. However, those gains were offset by weakness among metals and minerals stocks (down 0.18 per cent) and in the materials sector (down 0.14 per cent). RBS Morgans Ipswich manager Tony Russell said market players remained focused on recent news the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
... futures contract was 11 points lower at 4,282 points, with 9,631 contracts traded. "The market has been pulled down by the materials sector due to weaker commodity prices caused by a higher US dollar," CMC Markets sales trader Miguel Audencial said. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2012
... week ahead and it seems like investors are cautious ahead of US trade," Mr Shamu said. The all-important Australian materials sector was fairly flat in morning trade. "If we do see a bit of a pop-up in the miners, then we could easily swing to the positive ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
... the deadline beyond Thursday. "Commodities have come off significantly, and that has translated to losses across the materials and energy space as well," Mr Shamu said. "Everything is fairly weak today. "There's no real buying coming through at all. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
Australian stocks were lower at noon as weakness in the materials and metals and minerals sector dragged the broader market into the red. At 1212 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 41.3 points, or 0.95 per cent, at 4,221.7 points, while the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2012
... sector at the open, down 0.65 per cent according to IRESS data. Metals and minerals stocks (down 0.39 per cent) and the materials sector (down 0.35 per cent) were also in negative territory. However, on a positive note, info tech stocks were up 0.7 per ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012
... from local companies as reporting season finishes this week and no major economic events are listed. AT 1015 AEDT the materials sector was around 0.8 per cent higher. BHP shares were 29 cents, or 0.82 per cent, higher at $35.84 and Rio Tinto shares were ...