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Trading volatility can protect portfolio from big swings

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... financial crisis showed how different markets had performed. "Assets moved in proportion to their betas," he said. "US stocks went down, emerging markets went down even more, corporate bonds went down - but not as much - and Treasury bonds rose," he ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... cent, at 4,140.8, while the broader All Ordinaries index was down 3.9 points, or 0.09 per cent, at 4,203.5. NEW YORK - US stocks made another dramatic comeback after a stunning fall on Thursday, in another day of extreme volatility in markets around ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... 24, the September share price index futures contract was 60 points lower at 4034 points with 24,611 contracts traded. US stocks plummeted more than four per cent Wednesday, more than wiping out the gains of Tuesday's rebound as European debt troubles ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
The Australian stock market looks set for another day of declines, after European and US stocks dropped sharply again overnight. At 0725 AEST on the ASX 24, the September share price index futures contract was 99 points lower at 3,995. In economics ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
... cent, at 4,034.8, while the broader All Ordinaries index put on 40 points, or 0.99 per cent, to 4,096.7. NEW YORK - US stocks rebounded strongly on Tuesday, with the Dow jumping nearly four per cent after plummeting Monday on the shock of Standard & ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
... per cent, at 3,986.1. The broader All Ordinaries index slumped 113 points, or 2.71 per cent, to 4,056.7. NEW YORK - US stocks plummeted more than five per cent on Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average losing 634 points, after Standard & Poor's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
... dropped more than two US cents overnight as fears rise over the US economy and the European sovereign debt crisis deepens. US stocks also fell, down more than four per cent and European stocks fell over three per cent At 0700 (AEST) on Friday, the Australian ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
... trade was following the trend in the US, where Wall Street rebounded overnight after heavy selling earlier in the week. US stocks closed flat to higher in overnight trade, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended an eight-day losing streak. "Clearly ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
... the September share price index futures contract was 79 points lower at 4,316 points, with 17,000 contracts traded. US stocks overnight lost most of their gains for 2011, as poor economic data overshadowed a congressional deal to raise the country's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
... cent, at 4,497.8, while the broader All Ordinaries index was up 72.6 points, or 1.61 per cent, at 4,573.1. NEW YORK - US stocks fell on Monday as a last-minute deal on raising the government's debt ceiling and averting a potentially disastrous default ...