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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 ...

Integrity appoints new portfolio manager

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2010
... several years working with Fiani at UBS Brinson (now UBS Global Asset Management). He will assume coverage of the basic materials sectors and will be actively involved in the management of all Integrity Australian share portfolios. "Mike Murray is an ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2010
The Australian share market was mildly higher at noon on gains in the materials sector and losses among the major banks. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 4.3 points, or 0.09 per cent, at 4,558.6, while the broader All Ordinaries index ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
... early rallies faded as the day progressed. "What has been quite good is that we've seen fresh buying in some of these materials names," Mr Weston said. "We've seen follow-through buying, as opposed to just opening strong and pulling back."

Positive contagion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
... performance of manufacturing index rose to 51 in January on higher demand for coal, transport equipment and construction materials for housing. There now seems to be a positive contagion on the way. Now for the "well, maybe". Politics and politicking ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010
... systems. The report drove the US dollar higher as investors sought safety. That sent some commodities prices lower, hurting materials stocks. The S&P report was yet another worry for investors who have been focused on politics, not the economy. The Labor ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2010
... points, or 0.6 per cent, to 4,743.1 points. NEW YORK - US stocks gave up a healthy advance to end lower as financial and materials stocks slid. The drop in the market is the fifth slide in seven days, as questions about the pace of the economic recovery ...