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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2006
... general meeting and the Australian Pipeline Industry Association will hold its annual convention in Alice Springs. Australian stocks ended higher yesterday, after a strong performance by mining giants BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2006
... Australian stock market at noon was holding onto positive territory after US markets rose to a record close on Friday. Resources stocks, including gold, were generally higher, but the major banks were lower. CMC Markets market analyst David Land said ...

Shrinking portfolios add risk

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2006
... According to InvestorWeb's senior investment analyst, managed funds, Jeremy Graham-Higgs, the contraction of the number of stocks held in Australian equity funds' portfolios has recently gained ground. "The concentration of portfolios is the clearest ...

SSgA launches global index fund with value bias

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2006
... a recent index developed by Global Wealth Allocations Limited (GWA) and FTSE International Limited (FTSE), that weights stocks based on fundamental financial data instead of market cap. A wealth-weighted strategy means the fund will hold greater exposures ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2006
... Group. Also, the Housing Industry Association gives the state and national outlook for the September quarter. Australian stocks ended higher on Friday, after a strong performance by banks, insurance and resources stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2006
... Suncorp-Metway's $7.87 billion takeover bid. The Australian stock market finished lower yesterday with profit taking and energy stocks dragging the market downward. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index fell 23.4 points to 5259.4 points, while the all ordinaries ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2006
... releases its September labour force report. The Australian stock market finished stronger yesterday with the major resource stocks leading the upward march. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index finished up 34.2 points at 5282.8 points, while the all ordinaries ...

Daily economic round-up

ALFRED SINN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2006
... expected third quarter reporting season pushed the FTSEurofirst 300 index to 1423 points, its highest level since June 2001. Stocks that fuel the surge were, Nokia, which reported a better than expected earning for the quarter; Steel giant Arcelor-Mittl ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2006
... index finished 49.5 points higher at 5248.6 points, while the all ordinaries gained 49 points to 5211.7. NEW YORK - US stocks ended slightly higher on Tuesday, with the Dow reaching a record close and intraday high after a see-saw session, as investors ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2006
... the fact that there is likely to be no interest rises there and similarly in Australia." In the US overnight the major stocks were stronger, providing a solid lead for the Australian market. The Dow Jones picked up 7.6 points to 11,857.81, the Standard ...