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Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2007
... index contract was up 25 points to 6275 on a volume of 13,157 contracts. MF Global senior trader Anthony Anderson said trading volumes were quite low, with investors as cautious of Wall Street rises as of Wall Street falls. "Today is very strong for ...

Carbon trading for consumers: M2

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2007
... added there has been a flood of interest since they launched in late July. But despite the growing interest in carbon trading, the NSW Government's state-based Greenhouse Gas Abatement Scheme is on the verge of collapse after the price of carbon plummeted ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2007
The Australian sharemarket was trading in positive territory at noon, recovering from yesterday's downward trend and following a mixed session in New York overnight. At 1209 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 29.9 points to 6221.1 and the All ...

Water off a Peking duck's back

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2007
... crisis hasn't put a dent in China's retail investor enthusiasm, with reports in China's press claiming nearly 1 million new trading accounts a week were opened in August. As a result, China's benchmark stock index again reached new heights, with year ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2007
... wider US economy into recession. Back home, BHP Billiton shrank $1.65, or 4.15 per cent, to $38.10, although the stock was trading ex-dividend today.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2007
... Australian sharemarket closed slightly higher on Friday, led by resources stocks, but the APEC public holiday in Sydney kept trading light. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index rose 27.4 points to 6278.4 and the All Ordinaries gained 31.2 points to 6296.5. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2007
... last week's record run and amid reported delays in China's direct offshore investment program. The market saw lighter trading than usual ahead of the Labor Day holiday for US financial markets. The benchmark Hang Seng Index closed down 80.05 points at ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2007
... firmer on the London Metal Exchange on Friday, adding impetus to local resource stocks. Mining giant BHP Billiton in early trading this morning rose 37 cents to $38.79 and Rio Tinto was $1.16 stronger at $94.68. In economic news today, the Australian ...

ING hires former CFS currency exec

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2007
... "Dan is an experienced professional with strong knowledge in foreign exchange products, their application to hedging and trading strategies and associated risk management," said Eric Siegloff, ING's Investment Management director of tactical asset allocation ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2007
... the economy from market turmoil. Banks and brokers, which have borne the brunt of the recent credit crisis, rose in thin trading before a long holiday weekend. Citigroup's shares climbed 1.4 per cent. Bernanke said the Fed would not bail out investors ...