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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
Australian shares were slightly higher at noon as they made up some of the ground lost on Wednesday, buoyed by a positive session on Wall Street. At 1200 AEST on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 1.1 points, or 0.03 per cent, at 4,333.9 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
Australian shares opened almost two per cent lower following a horror session on Wall Street, amid fears that the US may be slipping back into recession. At 1032 AEST on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 83.3 points, or 1.88 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
Australian shares were down by 1.3 per cent at noon as weaker than expected building approval data released late Tuesday morning prompted shares to fall further from initial losses. At 1200 AEST on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 56.9 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
... results. In Kalgoorlie, the Diggers and Dealers Mining Forum enters day two of its three-day run. On Monday, Australian shares gained more than one and a half per cent in a "relief rally" after the United States avoided a debt default with an eleventh-hour ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
Australian shares are soaring after the United States avoided a debt default with an eleventh hour agreement to cut its deficit. President Barack Obama said the deal will cut about $US1 trillion in spending over 10 years and avoid default, which would ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
Australian shares may decline slightly after US stocks fell on Friday as talks to reach an agreement over the US debt ceiling continued to feed market uncertainty. But mining stocks may gain after some metals, including gold, silver and copper, rose. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
Australian shares were lower at noon as US politicians continue to squabble over how to resolve their country's debt issues. At 1200 AEST on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 12.1 points, or 0.27 per cent, at 4451.7, while the broader ...

Planners remain wary of switching cash to equities

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
... into equities" in the next 6-12 months with 78% of those considering a rebalancing in favour of growth assets. Australian shares would be the most common choice for advisers followed by international equities and property securities. Those advisers not ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
... the NZX-50 rose 0.815 per cent, by 27.876 points to 3449.20 on Friday, similar to Japan's Nikkei index, while Australian shares rose 1 per cent. There were 51 rises and 30 falls among the 104 stocks traded, as a total of 39.9 million shares valued at ...

Zurich launches program to match demographic trends

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011
... advisers that would rebalance their customers' cash holdings preferred growth assets, with 78% supporting the move. Australian shares dominated with 41% advisers choosing that option, while 27% liked international shares and 10% preferred property se ...