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Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2006
... points lower at 5452, on a volume of 2561 contracts. Stronger resource prices overnight failed to lift local resources stocks. Market leader BHP Billiton lost eight cents to $26.27, while Rio Tinto lost 10 cents to $74.35. The banking sector was weaker ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2006
... were closed for the Thanksgiving holiday. LONDON - Britain's FTSE 100 index of leading shares fell led by banks and oil stocks. The FTSE 100 index closed down 20.3 points at 6,140. FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended at 6,475.25 points, down 0.88. PARIS ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2006
Australian stocks were trading up slightly at noon after recovering from a slow start, which was triggered by a softer US market gearing up for the country's Thanksgiving public holiday. At 1200 AEDT the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 10.7 points ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2006
... S&P/ASX200 index gained 87.7 points to 5445.7, while the all ordinaries put on 83.5 points to 5422.8. NEW YORK - US technology stocks rose on Wednesday after computer maker Dell Inc. posted strong earnings, but blue-chip stocks slipped as falling oil ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2006
Australian stocks were still in positive territory by midday, buoyed by news that national airline Qantas has received a takeover approach. At 1200 AEDT the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 68.8 points higher at 5426.8, while the all ordinaries rose 65.3 ...

Small cap returns abound for the skilled: Pengana

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2006
... stretch and I guess in our game at the small cap end it's not really about where the market goes, it's about which handful of stocks you end up holding. So stock picking is really the key," Prendergast said. Picking stocks in the small cap space relies ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2006
... company Mantle Mining Corporation is expected to make its debut on the Australian Stock Exchange today. The Australian stocks closed in positive territory yesterday despite a varied performance across a range of sectors. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index ...

AMP Capital Investors opens door to China securities

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2006
... from the strong growth of the Chinese economy. The fund will provide investors with exposure to a much greater number of stocks and a broader range of sectors than is available through non-mainland stock exchanges," said Kevin Talbot, director, investments ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2006
... off really accelerate yesterday afternoon," Mr Land said. "It is quite a mixed day... there's a fairly broad selection of stocks driving things along. "The market overall remains quite solid and sentiment is quite strong and I think some areas of the ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2006
... benchmark S&P/ASX200 index lost 97.3 points to 5322.4, while the all ordinaries shed 88.1 points to 5303.4. NEW YORK - US stocks dipped in late trading on Monday as buying lost momentum after a series of record-high market closes and a drop in oil prices ...