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Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012
... out after US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke dampened hopes of further economic stimulus, said Benny Sada, senior equities analyst at Australian Stock Report. "That really took the wind out of the market's sails last night and that has translated ...

Pop goes the QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012
... knee-jerk reactions - up or down, depending - but no matter what the Greek election results may be, there'll be life for equities. No Grexit is good news. Grexit is bad news that's good news. This is because the resulting panic selling may well be enough ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012
... the Australian Industry Group/Commonwealth Bank Australian Performance of Services Index for May also is due out. In equities news, Avalon Minerals, Kidman Resources, Hydrotech International and Peak Resources are due to hold general meetings, while ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2012
... losses, on hopes EU leaders can keep Spain's stricken banking system afloat and the euro zone debt crisis at bay. In equities news Brambles shares fell 3.77 per cent to $6.50 after the company raised $ million from its share sale venture. Australia's ...

Australia lags on commodities investments

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2012
... S&P Indices. "We tend to look at the market and think, well, if we've got BHP and Rio then we've got enough in direct equities for an exposure - our message is about why you would use something like a commodity futures based index," said Guy Maguire ...

All juiced up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2012
All assets with risk attached to them are jumping with joy and dancing on the streets. Global equities - measured by the MSCI All-Country World Index - jumped by 2.3% overnight, the biggest one-day gain since 20 December. The euro hopped above US$1.25. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2012
... the Australian Industry Group/Commonwealth Bank Australian Performance of Services Index for May also is due out. In equities news, Avalon Minerals, Kidman Resources, Hydrotech International and Peak Resources are due to hold general meetings, while ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012
... market is steady and investors are cautious ahead of further developments in Europe's debt crisis, Jamie Spiteri, senior equities dealer at Shaw Stockbroking, said. "Markets will remain in pause and will react to developments abroad," he said. Europe's ...

Equity value - cheap or the new normal?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012
... 24.8% gain from where it was last night. Current relative bond/equity market valuation is definitely slanted towards equities. But what if the nightmare scenario proves correct? What if the cheap equity valuation reflects what "experts" now term the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012
... Statistics (ABS) releases the National Accounts, including gross domestic product (GDP) for March quarter 2012. No major equities news is expected. In Australia, the market on Tuesday closed higher, clawing back a large part of Monday's losses, after ...