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Avoid excessive hedging: EQT

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2006
... many investors and advisers just choose the each-way bet of hedging only half the portfolio. If you do hedge, McCrum said trading costs can also be a big factor in net returns because the unregulated nature of currency trading, which is performed over ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2006
The Australian stock market was trading higher at noon, buoyed by resource stocks in recovery after a slow start this morning. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had gained 31.9 points to 5416.2, while the all ordinaries added 31 points to ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2006
... giant BHP Billiton was 45 cents lower at $25.77, while rival Rio Tinto had slumped by $1.37 to $73.18. Banks were also trading in negative territory, Commonwealth reversing 70 cents to $46.98, NAB dropping 38 cents to $37.92, ANZ losing 42 cents to $27.54 ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2006
Australian stocks were trading up slightly at noon, spurred by resource stocks benefitting from stronger metals prices. At 1200 AEDT the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 16.9 points at 5470.5, while the all ordinaries rose 17.2 points to 5449.6. On ...

Private equity shakes up public markets

... forced the legitimate shipping businesses to be much more aggressive or smarter and in effect, keep the pirates off their trading turf. But the bottomline is that investors ultimately benefit from private equity deals because they provide a "phenomenal ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2006
Australian stocks were trading up slightly at noon after recovering from a slow start, which was triggered by a softer US market gearing up for the country's Thanksgiving public holiday. At 1200 AEDT the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 10.7 points ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2006
... index lost 97.3 points to 5322.4, while the all ordinaries shed 88.1 points to 5303.4. NEW YORK - US stocks dipped in late trading on Monday as buying lost momentum after a series of record-high market closes and a drop in oil prices hit energy shares. ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2006
... Telstra 3 shares debuted on the ASX at a slight premium to the first instalment price, opening at $2.11 when they began trading at 1130 AEDT. That compared to the $2.00 first instalment price paid by small or retail investors and the $2.10 paid by institutions. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2006
... 0729 AEDT, the December share price index contract was down 11 points at 5,421. Telstra's instalment receipts will begin trading at 1130 AEDT today on the Australian Stock Exchange, after the federal government announced the final price of the shares. ...

Market Wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2006
... spot gold price, while Lihir dropped four cents to $2.83. Telco Telstra dipped one cent to $3.76. The T3 shares start trading on Monday. Topping turnover at 1211 AEDT was Aim Resources, with 18.8 million shares worth $5.35 million changing hands. Its ...