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Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2008
... cent, higher at 5105.3, while the broader All Ordinaries put on 85.7 points, or 1.69 per cent, to 5161.6. NEW YORK - US equities have advanced for the second straight session as another decline in oil prices and several upbeat profit reports eased some ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2008
The Australian equities market was trading higher at midday led by improved sentiment toward the financial sector after Wall Street closed up more than one per cent overnight. At 1200 AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index gained 77.4 points, or 1.55 per ...

CalPERS to suffer 2.4 pc loss

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2008
... indicate CalPERS will be shaving 2.4 per cent (before fees) for the year ended June 30, partly stemming from its global equities porftolio, which lost 10.7 per cent. "It was difficult for any investor to make positive returns in stocks this past year ...

Market Wrap - Morning

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2008
... had expected the headline CPI, the key measure of inflation, to record a rise of 1.3 per cent in the June quarter. In equities, BHP Billiton will issue its fourth quarter production report while Petsec shows its second quarter production. In Sydney ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2008
The Australian equities market was down at midday, following modest losses on Wall Street overnight, and as investors digested differing broker earnings outlooks for the big banks. At 1200 AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 54.9 points, or ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2008
The Australian equities market powered ahead at noon as rising optimism about the troubled US financial sector helped boost local banking stocks. At 1205 AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had spiked 154.5 points, or 3.18 per cent, to 4994.4, while ...

Planners miss sustainable mark: Fahy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2008
... come to a stage where market forces are going to be so great that young couples looking at investment issues on super or equities will be looking to their planners and advisers to be informed on sustainability issues," said Fahy. "People will expect ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2008
... 4991.4. The September share price index futures contract found 61 points to 4912 on volume of 13,220 contracts. Intersuisse equities director Andrew Sekely said local financial and property tickers were tracking good news from US bank Wells Fargo, but ...

Dimensional wins $100m Aust Eq mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2008
Global insto asset manager Dimensional has secured a $100 million Australian core equities mandate with Zurich Investment Management. Dimensional's Australian Core Equity strategy is designed to capture the returns from the broad Australian equities ...

Perpetual capital protected gains $130m

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2008
... across local and international markets including global resources, global property, global infrastructure, China and Asian equities. "Structured products are part of an emerging market in Australia. "Our product gives investors direct ownership of the ...