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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
... stocks also reversed course to the downside after trading higher in opening trade on the back of a jump in oil and commodities prices in New York overnight. Market heavyweight BHP Billiton was eight cents, or 0.18 per cent, lower at $44.67, while rival ...

A-dollar one-point-seven-o

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
... this point in time... making their rationales seem rational. They point to China and India's gluttonous appetite for commodities and the greenback's faltering glamour. That may be... for now. For like oil, a rising currency is the cure for a rising currency. ...

Winton Capital wins Future Fund mandate

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2011
... futures exchanges around the world," he said. Eggar said the portfolio had historically been allocated 34 per cent to commodities -including energies, metals, crops and livestock- 21 per cent to currencies, 20 per cent to equity indexes and 25 per cent ...

Backpedals

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2011
... Whoopsee, wrong call! Not mine but the financial markets. By now you've probably seen how equity markets and some commodities backtracked from "the global economy is falling" to "here comes the sun, and I say it's alright" (Beatles). And this happened ...

Silver bullet downs market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011
Looks like the commodity and equity markets put up a big 'SALE sign last night. Commodities of nearly all persuasions dropped with a thud and so did Wall Street along with other markets in North and Latin America and most of Europe. Do I have permission ...

Instos move into ETFs as sector surges

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
... from $3.4 billion in April 2010 to $4.7 billion in April this year, an increase of 39.4 per cent. Exchange traded commodities, which can be counted as ETFs, are slowly increasing their presence from five in April 2010 to six this year. Market capitalisation ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
... per cent. The losses were extended in the afternoon following disappointing new data on US job creation last month. Commodities giant Glencore set a price for its dual initial public offering in Hong Kong and London, which will be the world's biggest ...

May go away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
... and rise on Wall Street and commodity prices. Now surging commodity prices is a boon for companies that sell those commodities whose prices are rising. You don't have to look far for evidence of this. Escalating oil prices have oil companies raking it ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
The Australian market has received positive leads from offshore trading overnight, with Wall Street and commodities finishing higher, after mixed data in the US was offset by strong earnings reports. On the ASX 24 at 0655 AEST, the June share price ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
... AEST, and by 1200 AEST was trading at $US1.0914. "The resources stocks are benefitting from the associated increase in commodities prices," Mr Walker said. BHP Billiton added 18 cents to $46.63 and Rio Tinto firmed 54 cents to $83.99. The big four banks ...