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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2009
... from railroads stirred unease about the economy and a rising US dollar pushed prices of commodities lower, which hurt materials and energy stocks. Good news on the day failed to galvanise traders. Home resales posted their biggest increase in 26 years ...

ACSI launches two ESG guidelines

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2009
... guidelines provide recommendations which are of direct relevance to superannuation trustees, as well as additional tools and materials to assist trustees to implement the guidelines. Complementary guidelines have also been developed to provide suggestions ...

Earnings surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2009
... similar to the second quarter where the pleasant profit surprise was mainly driven by cost reduction (labour and raw materials) and not rising demand. Cost cutting - mainly through headcount reduction - in tandem with beating down earnings estimates ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2009
... trading higher," Macquarie Private Wealth adviser Helen Spencer said. "The banks are doing exceptionally well and the materials are doing very well. "It's a tick of confidence today as we get the ongoing better-than-expected data from offshore." The ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2009
... Corporation Ltd holds its annual general meeting. On Tuesday, the Australian share market closed moderately lower led by the materials sector and as investors acted cautiously. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 13.7 points, or 0.29 per cent, to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2009
... Day, in Fremantle. The Australian share market closed firmly in the red on Wednesday after falls in the financial and materials sectors. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 76.4 points, or 1.69 per cent, at 4438.2 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2009
... out of steam. With the reporting season wrapping up, there would be a lull over the next few months, Mr Peacock said. "Materials is the weakest performing sector today... (The banks) are one of the few sectors to be up," he said. "Outside of the property ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2009
... commodity prices brightened sentiment. In Japan, mining stocks and trading houses rose on hopes that demand for raw materials will get a boost from a global economic recovery. The benchmark Nikkei-225 index climbed 342.85 points, or 3.35 per cent, to ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2009
The Australian sharemarket was lower at noon, pulled down by the financials and materials sectors. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was down 67.3 points, or 1.54 per cent, at 4310.2, while the broader All Ordinaries had fallen 64.7 points, or ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
... positive commentary on US housing overnight... is certainly helping to flow through to stocks like (fellow building materials supplier) Boral. "We have seen a continual positive theme in (the financials) with Commonwealth Bank continuing to bound forward." ...