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Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2012
... cent, to 4,033.4 points, its lowest close since October 5, 2011. US stocks closed mixed after a day of bumpy trade, as eurozone turmoil kept a shadow over the markets. A dim report on new US industrial orders in April helped erase opening gains and sent ...

Equity value - cheap or the new normal?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012
... writing for Business Spectator, thinks that "the RBA should have held fire... and waited to see how the crisis within the eurozone and the slowing of China's economy plays out". But for the AFR, "the Reserve Bank of Australia has taken out insurance ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012
... LONDON - European stocks closed mostly higher, with investors cautious after recent heavy losses driven by fears the eurozone debt crisis is far from resolved and could bring down struggling Spain. In Frankfurt, the DAX 30 slipped 0.19 per cent to 5,969.40 ...

Fidelity: Equities still a long-term option

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2012
Despite the flow-on effects of the eurozone crisis, there are still opportunities in equities for investors with enough cash to "ride out" volatility, according to a senior Fidelity Worldwide investment head. "There are some positive things that can ...

Still a guessing game

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2012
... markets don't know which way to jump. Buy and risk holding the hot potato if the current global weakness continues and the eurozone explodes. Sell and risk missing out on a rally if continued weakness and the threat of a eurozone explosion becomes so ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2012
... 4,033.4 points, its lowest close since October 5, 2011. NEW YORK - US stocks closed mixed after a day of bumpy trade, as eurozone turmoil kept a shadow over the markets. A dim report on new US industrial orders in April helped erase opening gains and ...

Eurozone to craft a reforms roadmap

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
The heads of four key European institutions are hammering out a 'masterplan' to lead the eurozone out of its crisis, according to recent reports. European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi, European Union president Herman Van Rompuy, EU Commission head ...

"If it becomes necessary" time?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
... territory - 7.48% -- Greece and Spain were about to hold elections and Frau Angie proposed allowing members to exit the eurozone without losing EU membership. That was a scare. Even the VIX index reflected this. It jumped to 36.2 on that day. The index ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
... following major falls on Wall Street and European bourses on poor US jobs data and weak economic news from China and the eurozone. At 0750 AEST on Monday, the June share price index futures contract was down 58 points at 4,012. In economic news on Monday ...

Investors missing the eurozone silver lining

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
In the steady stream of bad news flowing out of the eurozone, investors might not be looking for the silver lining, said senior investment heads at Franklin Templeton. "From a bottom-up standpoint, we believe significant investment opportunities still ...