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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2007
... for the interest rate decision tomorrow," he said. "But I think the fact that they may increase rates has already been pretty much built into the market. "There could be a bit of a knee jerk reaction after it, but I think after that, when it settles ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2007
... been rattled by the interest rate rise in China. "Newcrest reported today, and it was a very, very good result. Gold looks pretty perky, so people are pretty keen on the gold sector at the moment. Historically, it's a pretty good time of the year for ...

Market wrap - midday

... result was "not too bad", he said. The market was taking a breather before reporting season kicked off next month. "It's a pretty workman-like performance I think," he said. "We got no lead at all from a pretty downbeat US market, with their trifecta ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2007
... Wall Street coupled with Rio Tinto's takeover bid for Alcan had combined to drive the market higher. "Sentiment looked pretty rosy following a new high in the US market overnight... taken together with what was a big announcement last night by Rio Tinto ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2007
... giant BHP Billiton. "BHP is a smidgen lower and that always has an effect on the index," he said. "The top 20 stocks are pretty mixed and some of the majors such as AMP, BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto and St George Bank have fallen." At 1205 AEST, BHP Billiton ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2007
... a volume of 10,250 contracts. James Foulsham, senior dealer CMC markets, said the first day of the fiscal year had been pretty quiet. "It's the first financial day of the financial year and the market is pretty much flat, with no real lead out of the ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2007
... US, combined with the fact that commodity prices had a bad night. "We've had four or five out of the last six nights be pretty negative for base metal prices. I think that is coming to bear on the market and it's probably only (because of) the deferral ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2007
... and now have more steady growth than the hectic pace of March and April. "If we're up one per cent this week that will be pretty reasonable. US stocks rose overnight, after a broker upgrade for two microchip companies lifted tech stocks and manufacturing ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2007
... week we were in this very volatile time going into the end of the financial year. "And the market will continue to remain pretty volatile until the end of the financial year." In the news, the federal government will offer $958 million in subsidies to ...

Industry funds to boost planner numbers

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2007
... investment option or if they've got the appropriate level of insurance," Stafford explained. "The level of demand will increase pretty significantly in the near future, so funds need to meet that requirement for advice." IFFP had hired 15 planners in ...