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Afternoon market wrap: Shares stronger in late trade

... the energy sector stood out with a 2.1% increase on the day. Oil Search and Santos were among the strongest performing stocks in the sector, both posting gains in excess of 2.5%. In other markets, yields on the benchmark 10-year bond breached 5.0% as ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks sink after Fed decision

US share markets slumped after the Federal Reserve opted to cut the funds rate by only 25 basis points, and not by 50 basis points as many investors had been expecting. The Dow Jones industrial average fell by 104.9 points (1.2%) to close at 9,005.0 ...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries slightly lower

The All Ordinaries was down slightly in trading as most majors stocks dipped slightly in trading during the day. In particular, Telstra, several major banks, AMP and Qantas all had negative returns in trading. The dollar was also trading slightly lower ...

Midday market wrap: All Ordinaries, major stocks in negative territory

The All Ordinaries was in negative territory following trading this morning. The index dipped by 15.4 points or by a little over 0.5 per cent. The decrease reflecting weaker trading in the banking sector, where all major shares, bar National Australia ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks slump on earnings doubts

US stocks fell overnight, as a spate of corporate profit warnings prompted investors to take profits. Major US indexes have surged by over 25% since early March in expectation of a strong pick-up in US corporate profits in the second half. But a growing ...

van Eyk closer to rating Australian long/short funds

... taking a more traditional 'long' position in Australian shares, long/short funds are also able to "short sell" specific stocks. The funds also have a mixture of absolute and relative returns objectives. At present van Eyk has declined to rate the sector ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks end mixed week

With little economic news to guide them, US equity markets took the lead Friday from a mixed bag of earnings reports and the prospect that the Fed will move to lower short-term interest rates early this week. The Dow Jones industrial average edged 21.2 ...

Macquarie Bank launches pioneer international investment scheme

... time tomorrow, with the launch of the Protected International Lending Facility (PIL) based initially on a choice of 40 US stocks and exchange traded funds. "This product is expected to appeal to experienced retail investors looking to participate in ...

Midday market wrap: All ordinaries up slightly

... Ordinaries gained 16.6 points or 0.54 per cent in trading this morning, driven mainly by gains in the financial and resource stocks offsetting the weakness in media giant News Corp. Asian stocks are having mixed returns with Hong Kong shares falling ...

Morning market wrap: US benchmark indexes in highest decline in a month

US stocks fell in trading yesterday, sending benchmark indexes to their biggest declines in a month, as investors realise that this month's rally has pushed prices too high based on upcoming corporate profits. The Dow Jones and the Nasdaq indexes both ...