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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
... data showing a surge in exports and a widening trade surplus gave further impetus to mining stocks after a rises in commodities overnight on the back of European, Chinese and US manufacturing boosted shares. A successful bond auction by Portugal and ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
... strategist Stan Shamu said. "We expect to see initial weakness in the resource space after a fairly tough night for commodities." At 1028 AEDT on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 4.9 points, or 0.1 per cent, at 4,256.8, while the broader ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2012
... "loose" monetary policy stance until 2014. "That has direct impact on risk assets - the Australian dollar is strong, commodities are strong, gold is up - we're really seeing that flow into our market," Mr Esho said. In the resources sector at 1203 AEDT ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2012
... with the Fed's comments, the indicators pushed investors to snap up stocks, the euro, emerging markets currencies and commodities. Britain's FTSE 100 rose 1.3 per cent to 5,795, Germany's DAX gained 1.8 per cent to 6,539.85 and France's CAC-40 added ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
... latest bond auction overnight, signalling growing investor confidence in the health of the indebted nation and boosting commodities prices. US stocks gave financials more positive leads after Bank of America and Morgan Stanley's results both topped analysts' ...

Not so wrong

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
... appetite for risk assets. Wall Street, European and Asian equities closed mostly higher again over the past 24 hours. Commodities are up, with copper jumping a four-month high and aluminium surging to its highest price in three months. Oh yes, there ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
... after forecast-beating growth data from China, positive noises from Europe and a jump in US manufacturing boosted commodities. Shares in BHP Billiton, the largest component of the local exchange, added 0.3 per cent to $36.82 after the miner said it expected ...

Long-term outlook bullish on emerging markets

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
... in Q4. This is of concern for Australia given the large trade exposure to Asia, however it is clear that demand for commodities has remained strong, which is positive for Australia's resources sector," said Paul Bloxham, HSBC's chief economist in Australia ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
... resumed operations at two of its Pilbara excavations closed earlier this month because of Tropical Cyclone Heidi. Commodities could come under further pressure this week as investors await gross domestic product (GDP) figures from China, due to be released ...

Grain price hints at strong growth: CFSGAM

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
... horizon as emerging economies demand for the soft commodity continues to sky rocket, according to the CFSGAM soft commodities team. Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) watches global trends and found the same drivers are impacting hard ...