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CFSGAM appoints soft commodities specialist

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
... packaging and agricultural sectors as a research vice president. Maia previously worked as a research associate, working across metals, steel and building materials and has covered resources, energy and materials for a boutique brokerage firm. "His appointment ...

LICs benefit from FOFA

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
... long as the have the liquidity, and not just from profits has also made a difference, Robinson said. GMI trades about 75 metals and mining stocks on 10 different exchanges and charges fees of about 1.25% per year. Its top 20 holdings include Brazilian ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
... reach an agreement over the US debt ceiling continued to feed market uncertainty. But mining stocks may gain after some metals, including gold, silver and copper, rose. At 0746 AEST on the ASX 24 on Monday, the June share price index futures contract ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
... June quarter. In equities news, Wesfarmers Ltd issues fourth quarter sales figures, and Origin Energy Ltd and Murchison Metals Ltd publish quarterly production reports. First half results are due from Austar United Communications and Energy Resources ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
... threat to veto legislation that would avert a US debt default. But Australian resource stocks may gain after the price of metals and oil rose. At 0826 AEST on the ASX 24 on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was down 16 points at ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
... was down 59 cents at $39.45, Santos had lost 11 cents to $13.14 and Oil Search was six cents weaker at $6.55. Fortescue Metals Group released its June quarter production report on Friday, with shipments up 38 per cent on last year's June quarter. Its ...

Cautious bulls predict solid earnings season

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
... Investors, an international equities specialist, said the gold and silver markets could surprise to the upside with precious metals to be traded on a Chinese exchange. "There is huge gearing in gold," he said. "For every ounce traded there are 100 paper ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
... gained 44 cents or 0.99 per cent, at $44.86, Rio Tinto had lifted 80 cents, around one per cent, at $84.35, while Fortescue Metals climbed 10 cents, or 1.57 per cent to $6.48. The biggest media story in years intensified overnight when News Corporation ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
... per cent, to $1.93, while Virgin advanced three cents, or 10.53 per cent, to 31.5 cents. Making news on Monday, Murchison Metals fell 6.5 cents, or 8.5 per cent, to 70 cents after the company said costs at the embattled Oakajee port and rail project ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011
... 19,169 contracts traded. The best-performer at 1200 AEST was the energy sector, up 2.65 per cent according to Iress data. Metals and minerals (up 2.02 per cent) and materials stocks (up 1.96 per cent), also fared well in morning trade. Austock Securities ...