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Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2007
The Australian share market was lower at noon as resource stocks, particularly in the energy sector, continued to reel from yet another big drop in the oil price. The few bright sparks on the market were blood products and vaccine developer CSL and ...

Public companies could learn from private equity: Tyndall

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2007
... first half of the year than in the second as conditions get tougher," Van Munster said. "In fact, half of our risk adjusted stocks are unlikely to generate returns that better cash." However, Van Munster said he hoped 2007 would be a year when the private ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2007
... Australian Stock Exchange and Air New Zealand is to make an announcement about cutting its domestic fare costs. Australian stocks ended higher yesterday, buoyed by the market's key sectors, resources and banking. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 closed up 26.3 ...

A whole new world of indexes: Russell

... US. Russell Indexes managing director David Grieger explained that existing global benchmarks reflect only a sampling of stocks and not the entire investable universe. By contrast, Russell Global Index will cover 98 per cent or more than 10,000 stocks ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2007
... March share price index contract was 31 points lower at 5625, on a volume of 15,466 contracts. NEW YORK - US technology stocks sagged after disappointing financial results from bellwether Intel Corp. and a brokerage downgrade of Cisco Systems Inc. On ...

Private equity spree hurting managers: Suncorp

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2007
... fund managers, with index funds outperforming many Australian equities funds thanks to the soaring valuations of unloved stocks on the back of buyout speculation. According to Denis Donohue, Suncorp's head of Australian equities, fundamental managers ...

Biotech bouncing back

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2007
... year." EG Capital also believes that with returns from the broader equity market possibly more subdued in 2007 and value in stocks harder to find, investors will turn to undervalued or oversold sectors, like the small cap biotech sector and the life ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2007
... day 1.4 points stronger at a new closing high of 5,650.4, just above the record of a day earlier. NEW YORK - US blue-chip stocks closed higher overnight, with the Dow hitting another record high close amid optimism about the earnings reporting season ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2006
The Australian share market has opened lower after a feeble start by resources and energy stocks and a weak lead from Wall Street. Shortly after 1015 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 Index was down 8.4 points to 5583.1 points, while the all ordinaries ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2006
... index closed up 16.1 points at a record 5,591.50, and all ordinaries gained 15.2 points to a record 5,572.20. NEW YORK - US stocks fell as investors locked in profits after tumbling oil prices hurt energy shares such as Exxon Mobil Corp., overshadowing ...