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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 ...

Commodities bull run won't wane: GMI

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2008
... the sector has seen the sector take on both growth and income yielding sheens. John Robinson, chairman of the $417 million ASX listed Global Mining Investments (GMI), said investors building balanced portfolios would be hard put to miss the commodities ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open higher after US stocks closed on a fairly positive note on Friday following investor optimism about the troubled financial sector. At 0812 AEST on the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2008
Australian stocks were lower at noon as lower commodity prices hurt resource stocks and several bellweather US firms reported dissapointing earnings results after Wall St closed. US stocks had initially provided a strong lead after commercial and investment ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open higher after US stocks ended positively on a stronger-than-expected earnings result from investment and commercial bank JP Morgan Chase and falling energy prices. At 0653 AEST on the Sydney Futures exchange ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2008
The Australian stock market was up one per cent noon on the back of strong gains in financials and property trusts, shadowed by falls in resources stocks. At 1200 AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 49.3 points or 1.01 per cent to 4919.9 while ...

Bellwether secures debut mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2008
... performance - returning 16.14 per cent per annum to investors over a three year period to June 30. The fund outperformed the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index by 4.72 per cent. More recently, the fund reported losses of 8.15 per cent for the year to June ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open higher after another steep fall in the oil price eased cost concerns in the US and helped drive Wall St over 2.5 per cent higher. On the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price index futures ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2008
The Australian stock market was mixed at noon as bargain hunters snapped up banking shares, hurt by a loss of confidence in key US mortgage finance firms Freddie Mac and Fannie May. But big miners weakened on lower commodity prices, with energy stocks ...

Perpetual capital protected gains $130m

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2008
ASX listed Perpetual Limited's capital protected structured products has attracted more than $130 million from retail investors. Perpetual's general manager structured products, Russel Chesler, said despite difficult market conditions and increasing ...