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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2010
... contracts. Bell Potter Securities senior client adviser, Stuart Smith, said steady trading on Tuesday had seen banks, materials and energy stocks advance. The market was likely to finish the month higher. "We're following overseas firmness. The big seven ...

Fundie backs strategy with own nest egg

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2010
... Berg alikens the strategy's stockpicks to a defense-offense strategy. "In very volatile sectors of the market, like materials, where demand has fallen off and there are all sorts of problems, let's play the most defensive names in the most aggressive ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2010
The Australian share market was moved into the red at noon on losses in the materials sector. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 2.7 points, or 0.06 per cent, at 4,850.5, while the broader All Ordinaries index was down 0.5 point ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2010
... news that the National Broadband Network plan has been delayed, Mr Lewis said. "That really is good news for Telstra." Materials stocks were positive despite weaker base metals prices overnight, he said. BHP Billiton was 13 cents higher, by 0.31 per ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2010
... Australian stock market had moved into the red at noon on Wednesday after eight straight session of gains, led by weaker materials and property sectors. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 13.8 points lower, by 0.29 per cent, at 4,806.3 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2010
... Tuesday. On Monday, the Australian share market closed at its highest level in just over six weeks, driven by a stronger materials and energy sector. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index gained 40.7 points, or 0.85 per cent, to finish at 4,807.9 points, its ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2010
... Australian share market closed marginally higher on gains in the healthcare and consumer discretionary sector and firmer materials stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index finished up 16.7 points, or 0.35 per cent, at 4,767.2 points, while the broader ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2010
... gains in base metals prices had driven gains in resources stocks. "There's been a little bit of improvement across the materials sector, which is the best performing area," Mr Chatterton said. "It's a pretty mixed day." BHP Billiton was higher amid expectations ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2010
The Australian stock market was higher at noon, led by gains in the resources and materials sector and supported by positive data on the national economy. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 36 points higher, by 0.77 per cent, at 4,737.9 ...

AXA Framlington eyes Japanese tech firms

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2010
... companies would profit from China's growth. "Australia has prospered from its proximity to Asia and selling it basic materials, however China wants more than just basic materials and are starting to buy some of the more complex materials that go into ...