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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
... market closed moderately higher, led by strong gains in the finance sector, but gains were tempered by weakness among materials companies. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed up 12.3 points, or 0.26 per cent at 4,700.3 points, while the broader All ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2010
... Australian credit unions and building societies. On Monday, the Australian share market closed flat as weakness among materials stocks outweighed strength in the industrial and banking sectors. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 4.7 points, or 0.1 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
... annual general meeting in Melbourne. On Thursday, the Australian share market closed stronger with buyers snapping up materials stocks after an early dip on worse than expected unemployment data. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 28.8 points, or ...

Signposts to high yield

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
... latest report showing a trend towards financial stocks with 48.3 per cent exposure, consumer discretionary, energy, materials and processing sectors. In fact, the index reconstitution added eight new high-yield stocks within these categories and there ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2010
Australian stocks sat around 20 points higher by noon, with the materials sector leading off the back of strong commodity prices. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 19.7 points higher, or 0.42 per cent, at 4701.1 while the broader All ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2010
... Nufarm Ltd releases full year results, and Avexa Ltd holds a general meeting. On Monday, stocks in the financial and materials sectors led the Australian share market higher after a positive lead from US markets. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index lifted ...

Market Wrap - Midday

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2010
The Australian market was higher at noon, led by financial and materials stocks and positive offshore leads from the US and Asia. At 1210 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 68.9 points higher, or 1.5 per cent, at 4670.8 points, while the broader ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2010
... continue their run up, probably on the back of the lower US dollar, and we've seen gold (the gold price) higher. "So the materials sector is sticking out like a sore thumb." Mr Taylor said investors seemed indifferent, with no material developments overnight ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2010
The Australian share market was marginally weaker at noon, as profit takers drove losses among materials and financial stocks, following a recent positive run. At 1201 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 22 points, or 0.47 per cent, at 4,639.5 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2010
... unlikely to be caused by political factors in Australia, with the Gillard-led minority government preparing to govern. "The materials and financials were probably the worst hit, but it is largely due to general malaise rather than anything specific," ...