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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2010
... that it was mulling such a move "baseless". Some of the climb could also be tied to short-covering, which occurs when traders are forced to buy stock after having earlier sold borrowed shares in a bet that the market would fall. When markets settled ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2010
... low of $US1.2162 on Tuesday afternoon. Meanwhile, Germany said it was banning "naked" short selling, which occurs when traders sell stocks or investments that they don't have in their possession. The ban covers government debt certificates and shares ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2010
... points but closed well off its lows of the day. Investors seeking safety piled into Treasurys and the US dollar. Currency traders have been moving out of the euro throughout the week because of concerns that cost-cutting measures in countries like Greece ...

Investment managers gain fraud insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2010
Investment managers can insure the rogue traders or internal fraudsters after a local firm launched its suite of insurance products for financial services providers. Zurich Financial Services (Australia) launched two insurance options to the market ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2010
... about 20 per cent for no apparent reason before recovering to finish near 60 US dollars. Even so emotions ran high, with traders concerned that Greece's economic problems will hurt other European countries and ultimately, the US recovery. Only 173 stocks ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2010
... have an even tougher time assembling an aid package if a larger country such as Spain or Portugal were to get in trouble. Traders are concerned that weakening economies in Europe could jeopardize the recovery in this country. The market's plunge wasn't ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2010
... per cent, to 3,924.65 points. TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei average fell 1.3 per cent on Thursday as tech shares slipped, with traders saying a weaker futures market and the break of a key technical level helped trigger long liquidation after the previous day's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2010
... investors gave a lift to Tokyo shares and helped the Nikkei claw above resistance at 11,068, its 25-day moving average, traders said. But market players said it was too early to tell whether Wednesday's rise signifies the end of a pullback that began ...

Strong one, says yield curve

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2010
... week's close from 2.9 per cent a year ago. There are many possible explanations for the rise in long-term US yields. From traders switching out of the bond market and into riskier assets, to rising inflation expectations, to increased default risk due ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2010
... market could continue its upward march. Companies will begin reporting earnings for the January-March quarter next week so traders will have a better sense of whether the recent climb in stocks is justified. The Dow fell 3.56, or less than 0.1 per cent ...