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Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2012
... was hitting aluminium consumption. "Certainly, the resources are softer on the back of weak commodity prices, precious metals prices, oil prices," Mr Russell said. China is one of Australia's major trading partners. Mr Russell said developments on overseas ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2012
... Among resources stocks, Rio Tinto was 18 cents weaker at $54.72, BHP Billiton shed three cents to $33.29 but Fortescue Metals was up two cents to $3.63. Among the banks, ANZ was up four cents to $25.54, Commonwealth Bank was eight cents higher at $56.93 ...

Yield at any cost flawed: GSAM

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
... gains." "From an overall sector perspective the results season largely reinforced our key positions. We remain underweight metals and mining, insurance and telecoms. By contrast to our position on resources we are overweight energy. "We are also overweight ...

MMADX appoints head of sales

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
... McCarthy as head of sales to its Sydney office. McCarthy has 25 years experience in trading and managing risk in precious metals swaps, FX forwards, short-term interest rate markets and credit trading. One of his most recent roles was as a director ...

Green lights on green shoots

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2012
... "The first was a shift in China's economy away from a focus on heavy industrial investment and exports, which have driven metals and energy demand. The second was a wave of internal reforms including the move towards lower carbon emissions that would ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2012
... contracts traded. Gold was the worst-performing sector at the open, having fallen 1.41 per cent, according to IRESS data. Metals and minerals companies (down 1.04 per cent), consumer discretionary (down 0.94 per cent) and the materials sector (down 0.98 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2012
... and selling into what has been quite a handy little rally," Mr Bishop said. The energy sector was down 1.42 per cent, and metals and minerals stocks were down 0.83 per cent, making them the worst-performing sectors on the market at the open, according ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2012
... weaker. On a positive note, gold stocks were up 0.94 per cent, and the healthcare sector had risen 0.51 per cent. Fortescue Metals was up 12 cents, or 3.43 per cent, at $3.62, extending a 17 per cent rally on Tuesday when the miner announced it had secured ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2012
... little bit of uncertainty," Mr Shamu said. Mr Shamu said the standout stock on the local market on Tuesday was Fortescue Metals. At 1201 AEST, Fortescue Metals had surged 49.5 cents, or 16.56 per cent, to $3.485 after the mining company emerged from ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
... contracts traded. Australia's mining companies were leading the broader market higher at the start of the trading week, with metals and minerals stocks up 1.75 per cent and materials sector up 1.38 per cent, according to IRESS data. BHP had risen 75 ...