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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2009
... marginally higher, with a stronger energy sector and positive company earnings reports offset by lower property and healthcare stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed up 3.7 points, or 0.08 per cent, at 4,377.5 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Danger signs ahead but bargain stocks a-plenty: Faber

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2009
... Asian equities (many markets in Asia are near 20-year lows). Tapping on socio-demographic trends, Faber is bullish on healthcare stocks in Asia, infrastructure stocks, commodities, REITs in emerging economies and tourism stocks ("every hotel will soon ...

AMP service speeds up underwriting

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2009
... six-month pilot and sees medical information collected in a doctor-to-doctor phone call. Under this new process, a healthcare professional from the Unifed Healthcare Group (UHG) will telephone the customer's treating doctor directly and offer to obtain ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2009
... director Bruce Dixon addresses the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia on "Growth Opportunities for Australian Healthcare Companies in South East Asia". The Australian share market closed at a fresh nine-month high on Tuesday, boosted by the resources ...

Healthcare, utilities and EMs top FM list

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2009

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2009
... OZ Minerals added half a cent to 89 cents and Fortescue Metals Group inched two cents lower to $3.65. Mr Taylor said healthcare and telecommunication sectors were providing rare bright spots on the market. CSL was up 38 cents, or 1.22 per cent, at $31.50 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2009
... Index lost 130.26 points, or 0.76 per cent, to 16,991.56. WELLINGTON - New Zealand's market fell as Fisher and Paykel Healthcare lost value after worse-than-expected revenue growth, and despite Telecom and Fletcher Building regaining lost value. The ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
... "The only ones that are in negative territory amongst the top stocks are the ones that are classically defensive, like healthcare group CSL, gold miner Newcrest and Telstra. "They are the ones that do well when things are gloomy." Mining giant BHP Billiton ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2009
... Australian sharemarket closed lower on Tuesday, weighed down by banking stocks but gains were seen in the agribusiness and healthcare sectors. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 was down 23.2 points, or 0.62 per cent, at 3,708.4 while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2009
... moment and the likes of the normal safe sectors and defensive sectors, like consumer staples, are doing well, and the healthcare sector is doing well," Mr Taylor said. "That is a sign that investors are perhaps more nervous than they have been in the ...