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Cash is still king

... downward pressure in the coming year," Russell's senior investment strategist Andrew Pease said. According to the report, financials remain out of favour although the resources sector continue to attract fans as the new defensive sector. Michelle Bal ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2008
... trading day as big falls in the price of oil and gold and weaker industrial metal prices hammered resources stocks. The financials sector also was weaker after speculation that top-three US investment bank Merrill Lynch was about to book more write-downs ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2008
The Australian share market was higher at noon, boosted by financials and the prospect of another interest rate cut in the United States later tonight. The Dow Jones industrial average made a late comeback overnight, which also bolstered the local bourse. ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2008
... to $37.59 and Rio Tinto gained $4.01, or 3.22 per cent, to $128.51. Overnight, US stocks rose 0.3 per cent, led by financials, with the Dow Jones industrial average gaining 35.50 points to 12,145.74 and the Standard & Poor's 500 Index advanced 6.71 points ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2008
... 5,135.9, while the broader All Ordinaries slipped 118.4 points to 5,215.7. NEW YORK - US stocks rose 0.5 per cent, led by financials, as credit rating agency Standard & Poor's said write-downs in financial institutions are likely past the halfway mark. ...

Value after sub-prime: van Eyk

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2008
... where the stock market started to recover'. "By December, corporate profits will have most of the bad news out and financials will start improving relative to the market."

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2008
... 5134.2 while the broader All Ordinaries lost 64.6 points to 5211.1. NEW YORK - US stocks surged 3.55 per cent, led by financials, after the Federal Reserve said it would inject up to $US200 billion into tight credit markets in coordination with other ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2008
... $36.21 and Rio was down $4.88, or 3.86 per cent, to $121.60. US stocks fell 1.3 per cent yesterday as investors sold financials, fearing more sub-prime related writedowns, and manufacturers fell amid concerns the economy was already in recession. The ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2008
... January 22 this year, after losing $21.9 billion in value. NEW YORK - US stocks fell 1.3 per cent as investors sold financials, fearing more sub-prime related write-downs, and manufacturers fell amid concerns the economy was already in recession. The ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2008
... down at the moment. "Softer base and precious metal prices are probably giving a bit of weight to the sector. "The financials are weak but possibly not as weak as they could have been."