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Cautious bulls predict solid earnings season

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
... said. Giddy said cyclically exposed companies such as resources would disappoint. He said the carbon tax would affect materials companies and those who would not get compensation. The stimulus measures announced by the Government to offset the effect ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
... this Sunday, said IG Markets market strategist Ben Potter. Telecommunications companies, consumer discretionaries and materials were the best performers in opening trade, he said. It had been a dramatic turnaround in global markets in the last fortnight. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2011
... stock market clawed its way back from earlier losses to close marginally firmer, helped by some strong gains in the materials sector. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index rose 6.9 points, or 0.15 per cent, to 4,605, while the broader All Ordinaries index closed ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
... best-performing sector was information technology, up 1.2 per cent according to IRESS data. Big market contributors such as materials stocks (up 0.88 per cent) and financials (up 0.42 per cent) were also faring well. BHP Billiton was up 39 cents at $44.16 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011
... 1200 AEST was the energy sector, up 2.65 per cent according to Iress data. Metals and minerals (up 2.02 per cent) and materials stocks (up 1.96 per cent), also fared well in morning trade. Austock Securities senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011
... The Australian share market defied a weak offshore lead to make marginal gains in opening trade, buoyed by strength in materials and financials stocks. At 1013 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 6.9 points, or 0.15 per cent, at 4,507.4, while ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2011
... and minerals stocks, which were up 1.47 per cent, according to Iress data. Other big sectors posted gains, including materials, energy, industria and financial stocks. Greece has moved a step closer to receiving a second round of bailout money to tackle ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2011
Australian stocks are holding on to early gains at midday, on the back of strong rises in the materials and energy sectors. At 1219 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 42.8 points, or 0.96 per cent, at 4,494.5, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2011
Australian stocks opened weaker on Tuesday, with metals, mining and materials companies leading the broader market lower. At 1025 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 29.8 points, or 0.65 per cent, at 4,532.3, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2011
... reversed course in morning trade, falling off session highs to follow a negative US lead as selling pressure hit energy, materials and banking stocks. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 37.1 points, or 0.81 per cent, at 4,529.2 and ...