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Market wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2014
The Australian share market is lower as investors offload mining and bank stocks. The market began Thursday morning higher only to drop due to ongoing concerns about China's economy and the falling Australian dollar, CMC Markets chief market analyst ...

Lonsec makes portfolio manager changes after review

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
... could lead to portfolio overexposure in certain sectors - a prime example of this is current investor concentration in bank stocks. This strategy increased sensitivity to a few factors, meaning that while the market might behave well most of the time ...

FEATURE: In search of the missing asset class

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014
... term, be the best returning asset class. However, at this point in the cycle, with interest rates at record lows, bank stocks arguably over-valued and concerns over the future of the mining sector, there are doubts over whether the performance of the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013
... concerns that the market top could be in," he said. Mr Radford said the local market was also weighed down by a fall in bank stocks over the last few days. Three of the big four banks paid out dividends last week, which normally prompts a fall in their ...

Spend, spend, spend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2013
... domestic interest rates) have prompted investors to resume their quest for higher yields and therefore, purchases of bank stocks. But it's not only all about Washington and the Fed. It's also about China. Last week, we found out that China's economic ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
... last week helped the local market post its strongest weekly performance since the end of April. Meanwhile, on Monday, bank stocks were mixed, with Westpac eight cents off at $29.03, ANZ shedding eight cents to $28.64, but NAB six cents higher at $30 ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013
... The broad-based S&P 500 rose by 0.52 per cent to 1,625.96, its fourth consecutive all-time closing high. Locally, bank stocks rose, which Mr Lucas said was likely influenced by ANZ paying out its half-year dividend on Thursday. ANZ jumped 34 cents to ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2013
... expecting the cash rate to stay unchanged at three per cent when the central bank meets on Tuesday afternoon. But major bank stocks opened weaker, with the Commonwealth Bank shedding 0.5 per cent to $71.31, Westpac losing 1.15 per cent to $32.78, National ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... announce second quarter sales results. In Australia, the market on Wednesday closed at its highest level since 2008 as bank stocks soared on a better than expected profit from Commonwealth Bank (CBA). At the close, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013
... miner Atlas Iron was up 1.5 cents at $1.585 after meeting expectations with its second quarter production results. Bank stocks were higher, with Westpac up 18 cents at $27.28, Commonwealth up 35 cents at $63.59, National Australia Bank up 12 cents at ...