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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2007
... and Cape Lambert Iron Ore Ltd holds it annual general meeting. Tel.Pacific Ltd lists on the ASX. On Friday, Australian stocks ended higher, propelled by consolidation hopes in the resources sector sparked by one of the country's biggest resources takeovers. ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2007
... last night by Rio Tinto to put a bid in for Alcan," Mr Whiting said. "That's sparked a bit of excitment among the resource stocks today and they've driven the market higher, particularly BHP and some of the mid-capped miners like Zinifex and Oxiana. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open stronger today after a surge in US stocks, partly buoyed by Rio Tinto's $US38.1 billion ($A44.2 billion) takeover for Canada's Alcan Inc. At 0649 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2007
... consumer inflation expectations is due. Wealth management group Plan B lists on the Australian stock exchange. Tumbling US stocks, profit-taking and lower metal prices combined to send the Australian share market backwards yesterday. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2007
The Australian share market remained lower at noon, but banking stocks were keeping it relatively sturdy after Wall Street fell more than one per cent last night and most commodity prices weakened. Local nickel stocks have been hit hard, as the base ...

Clean, green profit machines

... versus the S&P/ASX 300 benchmark's 29.2 per cent over the same period. Stretch the time frame to five years and clean tech stocks are still the winners with an average return of 28.2 per cent versus the index's 19.3 per cent. Corporate Monitor's executive ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2007
... On the market, Intrapower Ltd, Clancy Ltd and Ironclad Mining Ltd all list on the Australian stock exchange. Australian stocks took a downward turn off record highs yesterday, as the resources sector suffered from profit-taking and Woolworths took a ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2007
... of mining giant BHP Billiton. "BHP is a smidgen lower and that always has an effect on the index," he said. "The top 20 stocks are pretty mixed and some of the majors such as AMP, BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto and St George Bank have fallen." At 1205 AEST ...

State Street's 130/30 funds gain $10bn Edge

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2007
... based on the idea that negative information should not be wasted. Instead, it should be used to short a small number of stocks, providing capital for additional long positions of the same size. The strategy seems to be a huge growth sector in America ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2007
... results. The Australian stock market closed at a record high, largely on the back of an excellent performance by resource stocks and a strong banking sector. At the close, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 49.5 points to 6400.6, while the all ordinaries ...