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Market wrap early AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
... the lowest level since October 11 - before recovering to $US1.2845 which compared with $US1.2940 late in New York on Thursday. HONG KONG - A string of upbeat data from the United States and a rally on Wall Street have boosted Asian markets, while growing ...

Wealth gap narrows in China

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... that the gap has narrowed, according to a Ministry of Agriculture report cited by the state owned Xinhua news agency on Thursday. Rural residents' per capita cash income was 6778 yuan ($A1041) in the first nine months of this year, up 12.3% year-on-year ...

Market wrap Early AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... scheduled to deliver to a speech at an American Chamber of Commerce in Australia lunch in Sydney. The local market on Thursday posted a significant fall. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index dropped 59.4 points, or 1.3 per cent, to 4,457.6, while the broader ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
... lower as investors consider the impact of the massive storm in the United States on the world economy. At 1036 AEDT on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 33.4 points, or 0.74 per cent, at 4,483.6 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market wrap early AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
... company results, with trading volumes boosted by the resumption of activity in storm-struck New York. At 0630 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was steady at 4,503. In economic news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau of ...

SelectingSuper 2012 awards

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
The 2012 SelectingSuper awards are being held in Melbourne's MCG members Dining Room on Thursday 8 November, with 16 awards on offer. They range from the Workplace, Personal and Retirement Products of the Year in multiple categories, to Self Managed ...

Market Wrap

AMP  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
... 3,435.09 points. Madrid's IBEX 35 ended down 0.05 per cent. The euro was flat at $1.2931 from $US1.2930 late in New York on Thursday. HONG KONG - Asian markets fell as dealers looked ahead to the release of US economic growth figures, while Hong Kong ...

Market wrap late AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
... reaction to the cut in interest rates this month and the expectation of a further cut." US stocks made modest gains on Thursday as durable goods orders and weekly unemployment claims came in better than expected and Procter & Gamble earnings beat forecasts. ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
... chairman and chief executive Gregory Boyce is scheduled to address the Melbourne Mining Club. In Australia, the market on Thursday closed marginally higher on a day defensive stocks shone. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed up 4.7 points, or 0.1 per ...

Market wrap late AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
... Australian stocks have opened higher, with local market players looking past a weak lead from Wall Street. At 1024 AEDT on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 1.5 points, or 0.03 per cent, at 4,507.3 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...