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Midday market wrap: Local shares make further gains

... Yesterday's close was the highest in 11 months, with buying this morning again across a broad range of sectors. The banking sector continued to make headway in the wake of positive outlook comments yesterday from Macquarie Bank and Westpac. Elsewhere ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares end at 11-month high

... in US markets. A strong result from Macquarie Bank and positive comments from Westpac provided support for the banking sector, while major resource companies, News Corporation and Telstra all benefited from renewed optimism over the prospects for a second ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares end higher

... BHP Billiton ending the day 8 cents up at $9.93. News Corporation also closed 14 cents higher at $11.74, and the banking sector also enjoyed broad-based gains. In the fixed interest market the yield on the benchmark May 2013 bond closed four points higher ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares drift lower

... local factors helped rob the market of the momentum gained from rises in offshore markets Friday. But it was the banking sector which allowed the market to finish slightly higher, with the big four banks all posting modest gains on the day. By contrast ...

Afternoon market wrap: All ordinaries gain ground

... Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, consumer sentiment is at its highest since July 1994. The banking sector had mixed returns in trading this afternoon. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said that merchandise imports ...

Market wrap: Dollar dips below $US0.6500

... midday. News Corporation and resource stocks again led the market higher, offsetting further modest selling in the banking sector. The Australian bond market was also slightly stronger, following gains overnight in the US and news that employment fell ...

Global share markets recover some earlier losses in the June quarter

... and Telstra being the main contributors. The good news during the June quarter was the strong performance by the banking sector, which had posted healthy half-yearly results.

Midday market wrap: All Ordinaries, major stocks in negative territory

... The index dipped by 15.4 points or by a little over 0.5 per cent. The decrease reflecting weaker trading in the banking sector, where all major shares, bar National Australia Bank, dipped in value. AMP, Qantas and Telstra shares also traded lower this ...

Midday market wrap: All Ordinaries gain ground

... territory as it climbed 29.5 points or 0.955 per cent to 3085.80. All major share prices propping up the index with the banking sector returning almost equal gains of around 1.5% in trading this morning. Westpac shares gained the most, adding $0.29 or ...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries edge higher

The All Ordinaries edged slightly higher this afternoon as the banking sector returned positive figures in trading across the board. Of the major stocks, Qantas shares dipped $0.03 to $3.27 in an otherwise uneventful day in the stock market. The latest ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN | 12:33PM

Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA | 11:56AM

Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI | 11:09AM

The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA | 12:20PM

MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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