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Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2012
Australian stocks are firmer, with gains among metals companies leading the broader market higher. But, local stocks have underperformed compared with Wall Street, which finished last week more than a per cent higher, with investors nervously eying ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012
... rose 0.3 per cent to $415.6 million, ending seven straight quarters of decline. David Jones was down 1.5 cents at $2.555. Metals and minerals stocks were down 1.29 per cent, according to IRESS data, while the materials sector - a big component of the ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
... cuts are expected to push the US back into recession with a significant knock-on impact on the global economy. Locally, metals and minerals stocks were the best-performing sector on the market at the open, rising 1.29 per cent, according to IRESS data. ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
... better, with mining giant BHP Billiton gaining four cents to $33.16, Rio Tinto had was up 22 cents to $57.04 while Fortescue Metals was half a cent off at $3.955. Iluka was down six cents at $7.95, following downgrades by brokers this week, including ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012
... Winston Diamond for $US500 million ($A481.58 million). Rio Tinto gained 57 cents to $58.24 while iron ore miner Fortescue Metals was three cents better at $4 ahead of its Annual General Meeting in Perth. Also holding AGMs on Wednesday are diversified ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012
... expected to post full-year results, while SingTel and Optus are slated to release first half results as is CSR. Fortescue Metals Group and Wesfarmers have annual general meetings scheduled. In Australia, the market on Tuesday closed sharply lower after ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2012
... fell 2.36 per cent to a three-month low, the S&P500 declined 2.37 per cent and the NASDAQ slid 2.48 per cent. Locally, metals and minerals stocks were the worst-performing sector at the open, falling 1.77 per cent, according to IRESS data. Australia's ...

Market wrap - late AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
... price of gold in Sydney was $US1,709.70 per fine ounce, down $US13.66 from Tuesday's local close of $US1,723.36 per ounce. Metals and minerals stocks (down 1.57 per cent) and the materials sector (down 1.51 per cent) had also commenced trading in red ...

ASIC supports updates to disclosure rules

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
... which had been the centre of much confusion in recent months. The update follows failed legal action against Fortescue Metals for apparent breaches of those guidelines. ASIC deputy chairman Belinda Gibson has urged the business community to give their ...

Market wrap late PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
... Tinto lost 29 cents to $55.23 as the resources giant prepares to release its third-quarter operations review. Fortescue Metals Group is also releasing its first quarter report on Tuesday, while Telstra is holding its annual general meeting. National ...