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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
The Australian share market had surged over two per cent by noon with the big miners and the banking sector helping to buoy the market. At 1202 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 77.3 points, or 2.07 per cent, at 3812.9, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

S&P launches risk controlled indices

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
Standard and Poor's has launched risk controlled versions of its S&P 500 and S&P/ASX 200 indices as investors look to gain exposure to the US and Australian markets while limiting their risk. The S&P 500 Risk Control 10% Index and the S&P/ASX 200 Risk ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after US stocks gained on better homebuilder sentiment and positive comments about banks from analysts. Oil and industrial metals also gained overnight, suggesting energy and mining stocks will ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2009
The Australian share market was weaker at noon on the back of a softer oil price, more capital raising announcements and the collapse of Australia's largest agricultural investment scheme manager. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was down 52.1 ...

CBA launches capital protection funds

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2009
... ASX200 reaches predefined hurdles. Strategy 2 gives investors 80 per cent capital protection with returns indexed to both the ASX 200 (80 per cent weighting) and the Hang Seng Index (20 per cent weighting). This issuance closely follows Capital Series ...

Baby boomers eye income equity

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2009
... Tyndall Australian Share Income Fund aims to provide a tax-effective income stream that exceeds the dividend yield of the S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation Index by 2 per cent per annum over rolling five-year periods. Its secondary objective is to provide long-term ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open lower after negative leads from Wall Street in securities, metals and oil, although gold was higher. At 0720 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was 42 points lower ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2009
The Australian share market was over one and a half per cent higher at noon, led by a surge in the mining sector. At 1200 AEST, the S&P/ASX200 index was up 59.6 points, or by 1.6 per cent, at 3783, while the broader All Ordinaries index was up 57.5 ...

Bull market on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2009
... or three months or three years. Then we worry. Just look at the Australian equity market's performance yesterday. The S&P/ASX 200 index shed almost 3.5 per cent as the three-day string of declines on Wall Street started to get on its nerves. Equity markets ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after Wall Street gained as investors looked ahead toward economic recovery. Higher gold, silver and oil prices are expected to buoy the local market. At 0704 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...