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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011
... they have this confidence vote," he told AAP. "Among the top 20 companies, there is not a decline in the whole lot... The big blue chips are really stepping on the gas." Rio Tinto were the best performed among the top 20, up $2.93, or 4.41 per cent ...

Machines of loving grace

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
... since August, this 1.5% - up or down - is boring, small beer, nothing to write home about. For since the eight month of 2011, big moves have come in the order of plus or minus 3% for the S&P 500 and plus or minus 5% plus for Europe. These days, 1.5% ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
... from $US1.3851 in New York late Monday but was off its lows. HONG KONG - Renewed concerns over the European debt crisis and a big fall on Wall Street hit most Asian markets on Tuesday while the euro remained under pressure after suffering heavy losses ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2011
... (RBA) cut interest rates as expected at 1430 on Tuesday. Investors are also awaiting the G20 meeting later in the week. The big miners were hit the hardest, with Rio Tinto losing $2.13, or 3.08 per cent, to $67.08 and BHP Billiton giving up 88 cents ...

BTIM adds $50m mandate to $6bn fund

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2011
... being more specific around client requirements." Over the next 12 months he said the $6 billion balanced fund will remain a big part of BTIM's $32 billion business, something he thinks is being forgotten elsewhere in the industry. "Balanced funds can ...

Go figure

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2011
A brand new month, a brand new scare. Yes folks, just when we thought that it's gonna be a bright (bright) sun-shiny day, along comes the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) bearing bad tidings. And if you hadn't had your fill ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2011
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open lower, following on from Monday's local close. At 0830 AEDT on Tuesday, the December share price index futures contract was down 39 points at 4,245. In economic news on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia ...

Market Wrap- Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2011
... think the market is going to consolidate around these levels," IG Markets market analyst Cameron Peacock said. "We've got a big week of economic data coming out. "We've got the interest rates decision here (in Australia) tomorrow, the FOMC (Federal Open ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2011
At 0715 AEDT on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was up 13 points at 4,362. In economic news on Monday, the TD Securities-Melbourne Institute inflation gauge for October is released. In equities news, BT Investment Management ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011
... Potter senior adviser Stuart Smith said buyers may not want to carry risk through the weekend. He said that after Thursday's big surge some investors would look to sell and clear a profit. "Overall, the market is very positive," he said. "We've had a ...