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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2010
... while the S&P500 gained 2.35 per cent and the Nasdaq composite finished 2.76 per cent higher. Contract prices for key commodities such as oil, gold, silver and copper also finished firmer during offshore trade. The All Ordinaries had its sixth successive ...

Perpetual taps global resources

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2010
... (RSPT). The fund uses a bottom-up stock selection approach to invest in a diversified global portfolio of mining, steel, commodities and related services stocks without country ranges or targets. Cathy Doyle, group executive of equities at Perpetual ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2010
... market has received positive leads from the offshore trading session overnight, after Wall Street closed firmer and commodities prices rose. At 0730 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was up 68 points at 4,509 points ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2010
... at $36.87 at 1205 AEST, Rio Tinto had backtracked 91 cents to $65.84 and Fortescue had eased four cents to $3.88. "Commodities prices were all significantly firmer overnight, particularly base metals, and the gold price touched a record high," Ms Saly ...

All that glitters are gold ETFs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2010
... around the 18th largest gold bullion holder a year ago, he said. This enormous holding has raised eyebrows across the commodities trading market about whether or not the company could redeem ETFs if investors suddenly sold their holdings. "With all the ...

H3 Global hits $250m mark

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2010
... good meetings now, we'd like to get a lot more investors of that calibre in the future." The fund manager's Global Commodities fund is rated 'four stars' by Standard & Poor's and 'investment grade' by Lonsec while its Global Strategies fund is rated ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2010
... of equities following disappointing news on the US economy, concerns over Hungary's financial situation, and softer commodities prices. At 1202 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 144.2 points, or 3.24 per cent, at 4,305.2 points, while the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2010
... fall at the open, after Wall Street slumped more than three per cent overnight on Friday, and the price of benchmark commodities contracts such as oil, silver and copper closed weaker. At 0725 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2010
... release of employment data in the United States on Friday night (AEST). "That's probably softened the effect today, but commodities were all sold down last night so you've got your market leader sold down," Mr Smith said. "Plus, there's more talk about ...

ETCs close to platform launch

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2010
Exchange traded commodities (ETCs) could soon become available on investment platforms. Nigel Phelan, head of sales in Australia and New Zealand at ETF Securities, said the company is working with ratings firms to gain ratings and access to platforms. ...