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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2009
... off an intraday high of 12,895.25. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand share market hitched a ride higher with a rebounding US market. The benchmark NZSX-50 index closed up 29.37 points, or 1.086 per cent, at 2734.41. In early trading on Friday, New Zealand ...

FMs predict comeback by 2012

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2009
... positive. The median view among fund managers is that global equities will return around 6.7 per cent this year with the US market anticipated to return 80 basis points more than the Australian market at 8.8 per cent. In addition, the median fund manager ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2008
Australian markets have received no lead from Wall Street, closed as US markets were for Thanksgiving. At 0746 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, however, the December Share Price Index futures contract was up 32 points at 3,600. In economic news ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2008
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open stronger after European and US markets rallied on the back of a US government promise to protect banking giant Citigroup and the release of a STG20 billion ($A47.05 billion) economic stimulus package in ...

UBS Global Access targets tough times

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2008
... growth opportunities over the medium term through a single investment structure. Investors can select exposure to the US market via the S&P 500 index, Asia (excluding Japan) via the MSCI AC Asia-ex Japan index or Australia via the S&P/ASX200 index. "Investors ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2008
... mark about other sectors at this point." Mr Xiradis said the local market followed falls in the US and Europe. "The US market and European markets were weak," he said. "We've been down sharply for two days so it is a bit of ongoing volatility." Weaker ...

Credit Suisse appoints private banking head

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2008
Credit Suisse has appointed Ray McGregor as managing director and head of private banking Australia. McGregor will be based in Sydney reporting functionally to Francois Monnet, head of private banking Southeast Asia and Australasia, and locally to country ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2008
Australian shares were lower at noon on the back of ailing commodity prices and a strong negative lead from Wall Street. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was down 171.1 points, or 4.12 per cent, at 3,985, while the broader All Ordinaries lost ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2008
... direction but I think we're going to be a little bit quieter today," Mr Leppinus said, "Until we get some certainty from the US market, we are going to be volatile." Banking stocks were mixed. National Australia Bank dropped five cents to $23.98, Commonwealth ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
Australian stocks were higher at noon after all major US indices surged more than eleven per cent overnight. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 219 points, or 5.24 per cent, at 4399.7, while the broader All Ordinaries had gained 227.6 points ...