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Reputex to tap $554bn sector

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2008
... in markets such as China, India and Korea." The Reputex Future Index Energy 100 Index, which tracks alternative energy stocks, outperformed global benchmarks by 119 per cent in three years and 16.8 per cent in twelve months. Reputex is an index and investment ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2008
... or 2.57 per to 5,684.8, while the broader All Ordinaries added 132.9 points or 2.37 per cent to 5,748.2. NEW YORK - US stocks fell 1.2 per cent after US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke said he saw sluggish economic growth ahead and unfavorable brokerage ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2008
The Australian stock market was higher at noon as investors snapped up stocks that were sold off heavily yesterday, and showed strong interest in the major miners following Rio Tinto's record underlying profit. "There's a bit of renewed enthusiasm for ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2008
... first quarter. Elsewhere, the Australian Bureau of Statistics will release labour force figures for January. NEW YORK - US stocks rallied on Wednesday, with gains on the Dow and S&P 500 topping one per cent,after a surprise gain in January retail sales ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2008
... cent higher at 5,608.1, while the broader All Ordinaries was up 66.3 points or 1.18 per cent at 5,669.4. NEW YORK - US stocks rallied on Tuesday after billionaire Warren Buffett's offer to the three top bond insurers to take on $800 billion in municipal ...

Sustainability the new pizzazz at nabCapital

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2008
... management of environmental and social factors," said John Hooper, chief executive of nabCapital. According to nabCapital, all stocks in the so called "sustainable portfolio" of the 20 listed companies have been through rigorous screening and assessment ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2008
... 2.13 per cent, lower at 5537.6, while the All Ordinaries lost 120.8 points, or 2.11 per cent, to 5603.1. NEW YORK - US stocks rose on Monday, recovering from last week's losses, as bargain-hunting and takeover talk sparked gains in the technology sector ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2008
... points since last weekend. TOKYO - The Nikkei stock average fell 1.44 per cent, extending losses as investors sold machinery stocks on weak industry data, and a halt in TOPIX futures trade limited the ability to hedge. The Nikkei average ended down 189.91 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2008
... stock market was in the black at noon on the back of a positive lead from Wall Street, after bargain hunting pushed US stocks up overnight. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was 56.5 points higher at 5,653.2, while the broader All Ordinaries was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after US stocks rebounded in choppy trading on Thursday. In London, base metal prices mostly were stronger. At 0755 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index futures contract ...