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ETFs delve deeper into China

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2009
... not yet available to Australian investors. The ETFs provide exposure to Chinese energy, infrastructure, financials, materials and the CSI 300 Index. Nick Good, chief executives at iShares Asia Pacific, said investors could now access the specific sectors ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2009
... boost for the first half hour, but afterwards, it has bounced up and down," Mr Taylor said. "Lately, we've seen the materials and energy sectors holding the market up when it's positive, but there has been very little conviction anywhere else. "It's ...

Beware consumer staples: Lincoln

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2009
... Overall, financials, consumer discretionary and telecommunication services represent the healthiest sectors in the market. Materials, energy and health care made up the bottom of the barrel as the least healthy sectors.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2009
... Choice Ltd and Ramsay Health Care Ltd. The Agriculture Outlook Australia 2009 forum begins in Sydney, while the Bulk Materials Handling 2009 conference begins in Brisbane. On Monday, bullish comments about Christmas sales by retailer Gerry Harvey and ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2009
... said. "In Australia, all bar one of the sectors are in the red, with most of the points coming out of the financial, materials and industrials, and they were the big falls in the US, as well. "The slew of weaker than expected economic data in the US ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2009
The Australian stock market was stronger at noon on gains in the materials sector. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 43.6 points, or 0.92 per cent, at 4,773, while the broader All Ordinaries had risen 40.8 points, or 0.86 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2009
The Australian stock market was stronger at noon on gains in the materials sector. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 43.6 points, or 0.92 per cent, at 4,773, while the broader All Ordinaries had risen 40.8 points, or 0.86 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2009
... to a new record and pumped up prices of other commodities, including oil. That, in turn, helped shares of energy and materials companies. In late-afternoon trading, the Dow had risen 121.91, or 1.19 per cent, to 10,392.38. The broader S&P 500 index was ...

Dollar dilemma

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2009
... this point of the economic cycle, a stagflation in the US becomes a real threat. The cost of imported oil and other raw materials will rise at a time when the economy is still in the initial stages of a recovery. In the end, the recovery would be shot. ...

Age of greener capitalism

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2009
... the world's limited resources. Forbes quoted statistics that revealed some companies would waste 99 per cent of raw materials to manufacture one product, which is clearly not sustainable. "If we can find 20 or so investors with half a million each invested ...