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AMP Capital rides high on global infra demand

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011
... fund, which has a three star rating from Standard & Poor's, has seen the influx of finances mainly from Japanese and American retail investors and European, Canadian and American institutional investors over the past 14 months. AMP capital senior analyst ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2011
... suffered another slump on Monday as concerns about the economy, contagion from the European debt crisis and rumours of an American Airlines bankruptcy dragged down markets. Despite a brief rally on news that a key indicator of the health of the US manufacturing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
... HONG KONG - Asian stock markets slumped as the US Federal Reserve's latest multi-billion-dollar move to shore up the American economy was met with worldwide disappointment. The US dollar strengthened against regional currencies as investors sought its ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
... British counterparts announced on Thursday they would act in concert to lend US dollars to banks facing a shortage of the American currency. Japan's Nikkei jumped 2.25 per cent, or 195.30 points, to close at 8,864.16. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index closed ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
... stations in the wake of the Fukushima disaster. NEW YORK - Clothing retailer Esprit ssays it will divest loss-making North American operations and close 80 stores as annual profit has plunged 98 per cent. NEW YORK, Sept 15 AFP - Shares in Research In ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011
Australian shares were higher at noon, building on gains from early trade, with the materials and financials sectors leading the market. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 73 points, or 1.8 per cent, at 4,148.5, while the broader All ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2011
... Qantas Frequent Flyer and Optus will be announced. Also, Jetstar group chief executive Bruce Buchanan speaks at Australian American Association lunch. In Australia, the market on Wednesday closed slightly higher, with late gains in financial and mining ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2011
... as fears subsided that multibillion-dollar damages from Irene would strain insurers' balance sheets. Airlines soared. American Airlines rose 8.6 per cent, Delta Air Lines was up 5.3 per cent and United Continental gained 3.7 per cent. Bond prices slumped. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2011
... Bernanke will say a third round of economic stimulus, or quantitative easing (QE), will be needed to help the struggling American economy. Mr Bernanke will address a symposium of global central banks in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on Friday night, Australian ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2011
... optimism was boosted by rising hopes the US Federal Reserve will offer new stimulus measures to kick-start the sluggish American economy. GFT Forex director of currency research Kathy Lien said the speculation about a third round of stimulus from the ...