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Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
... board meeting. In equities news, Consolidated Media Holdings, Amcor, Arrium, Oil Search, Monadelphous Group and Sonic Healthcare are expected to post full year results. In Australia, the market on Monday finished marginally weaker, dragged down after ...

Good one day, no good the next

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
... dip. The Supreme Court upheld Obamacare. Ho-hum. No, that too. It was widely expected and isn't it a boost for the healthcare sector? Third time lucky. Weekly jobless claims dropped by 6,000 heads last week to 386,000. Not good, either. It missed expectations ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2012
Australian stocks have opened higher, led by strong gains in the healthcare and info tech sectors in quiet trading conditions. At 1030 AEST on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 9.5 points, or 0.22 per cent, at 4,311.8 points, while the ...

Appeal for property in healthcare and retirement

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
... companies," AUI wrote in its April outlook report. "In addition, sectors within the traditional property sectors, such as healthcare or retirement villages, are an appealing option for investors," said Martin Hession, head of AUI's property funds. "We ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
... Reserve Bank of Australia releases its minutes of its February board meeting. In equities news, Flight Centre, Sonic Healthcare and Mirvac Group post half-year results, while Oil Search and Melbourne IT release full-year results and Downer EDI and Emeco ...

CommInsure appoints UHG as service partner

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2012
CommInsure has appointed Unified Healthcare Group as its medical information service partner for a four year period. Unified Healthcare Group (UHG) said it provides life insurance clients with a number of customised solutions including improving the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011
Australian shares had held on to their slight opening gains at noon, led by defensive sectors such as healthcare and consumer staples. At 1225 AEDT on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 24.8 points, or 0.6 per cent, at 4253.4, while the broader ...

Fidelity: Government intervention cause for concern

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
... recovery," said Sutherland. The survey also found that regulatory risk and government intervention are most feared in the healthcare and utilities sectors. This despite the fact that balance sheets are in better nick now than they were in 2008/9 the ...

Invesco shuns global brands in Asian growth story

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011
... same as Indonesian or Malaysian consumers, which tend to be from a more Muslim background." Yuen mentions personal healthcare, manufacturers of sanitary products, baby diapers, tissue and toilet paper, as a market where consumers are drawn to local brands. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011
... per cent, or 18.09 points, higher at 3,346.21. Fletcher Building gained 2.4 per cent to NZ$7.81 but Fisher & Paykel Healthcare dropped 1.2 per cent to NZ$2.55.