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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
... for pro-business policies. The strong US leads have lifted the local share market on Thursday, OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said. "Most sectors are in positive territory including the materials despite soft commodity prices," he said. "The ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
... were continuing to lift the market on Monday, in the lead-up to the sector's earnings season, OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said. The market's expecting strong earnings from the sector with ANZ and NAB's results due later this week. "It has ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014
... prices, apart from gold, are kicking the mining-related materials sector. Bargain hunters are also absent, OptionsXpress analyst Ben Le Brun says. "We've got all sectors of the market trending significantly lower this morning," he said. "It's a really ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
... heavily, dropping $1.56, or 3.9 per cent, to $38.12 by 1200 AEST - their largest fall since March. OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said BHP's plans had not been not well received by investors, but the rest of the market was helping to offset ...

A sign from the holy spirit?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014
id the holy spirit just give us a sign? Nah Virgina, I'm speak not of the one-third of the 'Holy Trinity' that is central to the Christian faith but the bank named after it in Portugal - Banco Espiritu Santo. Trading in scripts and bonds issued by Portugal's ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... major miners and big four banks all post losses. The market has come off Thursday's sharp gains, OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said. "This is not unexpected considering yesterday's strong gains," he said. "Today will be about consolidation." ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
... release on Friday night, or the announcement of additional economic stimulus measures from China, OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said. "Investors are extremely cautious about pushing this market higher, especially up to those fresh five-and-a-half-year ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
... only slightly higher at noon. "We've run into some resistance around the 5,400 points level," OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said. Investors may be waiting to see if China will take measures to stimulate its economy, which would provide a catalyst ...

First quarter stasis and A$ ADHD

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2014
It's almost over - the first one-fourth of 2014, that is, and what have equity markets got to show for it? They retreated, they bounced back and after (nearly) three months... they did almost zilch. As at yesterday's closing, the All Ordinaries index ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
... August after nervous investors reacted to a sharp fall in US manufacturing activity growth. Options Xpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said while the Australian market had rebounded after Tuesday's $28 billion wipeout, it was still underperforming compared ...