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Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2012
... Average was up 203.82 points (1.62 per cent) to 12,777.09. Local resources stocks were all higher, with BHP Billiton shares gaining 51 cents to $30.99 and Rio Tinto shares $1.08 higher at $55.16. At 1017 Newcrest shares were three per cent higher at ...

StatewideSuper, Local Super complete merger

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
... memberships." "StatewideSuper and Local Super actively participated in ASFA's recent lobbying of the federal government regarding gaining CGT relief for merging superannuation funds. "The federal government granted this relief, which allowed StatewideSuper ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
... 12,871.39. The S&P 500-stock index advanced 3.35 (0.25 per cent) to 1,365.51, while the tech-rich Nasdaq outperformed, gaining 16.18 (0.55 per cent) to 2,951.23. Stocks nose-dived after the Institute for Supply Management said its June manufacturing ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
... though ended 0.2 percent lower. The Dow Jones Industrial Average made up 67.29 points of Thursday's 251 point plunge, gaining 0.54 percent for the day to end at 12,640.86. The S&P 500 gained 9.51 (0.72 percent) to 1,335.02, while the tech-rich Nasdaq ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2012
... $11.52. Big banks were mostly lower, with National Australia Bank bucking the trend by adding four cents to $22.19. After gaining more than eight per cent in opening trade, Perpetual had climbed higher, gaining $1.98, or 9.15 per cent, to $23.62 by 1218 ...

Ten new ETPs get ASX listing

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2012
... products have been listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), bringing the total number listed to 15. "Historically, gaining exposure to this asset class was typically achieved by investing in the shares of mining and resource companies or ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012
... from key G7 talks. Tokyo finished up 1.04 per cent, or 86.37 points, at 8,382.00, and Hong Kong was up 0.40 per cent, gaining 73.44 points to close at 18,259.03. Seoul closed up 1.05 per cent, or 18.72 points, at 1,801.85, and Chinese shares edged up ...

Asteron re-focuses group risk strategy

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2012
... adviser and one-stop shop on group risk for our clients." "Since re-pointing our strategy, our group risk business is gaining strong traction and we're building a good pipeline with a number of sizable wins," he said. Asteron Life said it saw an opportunity ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2012
... stocks made solid gains, with market heavyweight BHP Billiton adding 42 cents, or 1.37 per cent, to $31.17, and Rio Tinto gaining 93 cents, or 1.76 per cent, to $53.83. Woodside Petroleum led the energy sector higher, gaining 64 cents, or 2.07 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
... plummeted $1.395, or 5.86 per cent, to $22.425. Consumer staples stocks bucked the market's downward trend, with Woolworths gaining 26 cents to $26.45 and Wesfarmers - owner of Coles supermarkets - up 25 cents to $29.20. Retailers were mixed. Department ...