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Australian equities stronger for longer: Ausbil Dexia

... housing starts. We're not saying that real estate prices will increase." The implication, then, is that the domestic materials sector stands to benefit. Sector based consolidation was set to become a big theme. John grace, deputy head equity, saw several ...

Daily economic update

... electronics fell by 2.0 per cent, gasoline dropped by 1.6 per cent and miscellaneous sales were down by 4.2 per cent. Building materials increased by 1.5 per cent during the month but would be hard to sustain with a slowdown in housing. Sales of food ...

Daily economic update

... Imports report recorded falls in December, except for a 5.3 per cent increase in 'mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials.' Reports released offshore showed that US industrial production rose by 0.6 per cent in December. Expectations were for ...

Asia-Pacific clear leader in September: S&P

... respective, while the Primary Market Index posted 9.44 per cent, 2.54 per cent and 1.28 per cent gains. Across the sectors, Materials is the hot newcomer to even surpass Energy, comparing 6.33 per cent growth in September to the latter's 5.69 per cent ...

Fund managers doubt local equities: Russell

... bearish, 30.6 per cent neutral and 36.7 per cent bullish. Sentiment over other sectors was generally divided, with only materials and energy coming up positive on the back of the resources boom. Consumer discretionary revealed 67.4 per cent of managers ...

Tribeca keeps acquiring

... November after agreeing to purchase Monroe Topple and Associates (MTA), an organisation involved in providing educational materials and courses for the Institute of Chartered Accountants CA program. Specifically MTA offers chartered accounting firms ...

Fund returns positive in August; Mercer

... monthly survey conducted by Mercer, company earnings are up approximately 29% on the same period last year while the materials sector provided the strongest growth in earnings. "Large and small cap stocks continue to lag mid caps with the latter outperforming ...

Resources ready to power the ASX 200 in 04/05

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2004
... experts in CommSec\'s latest industry quarterly estimate the S&P/ASX 200 will return 19.5% over the coming year, with the materials sector, dominated by resources companies, emerging as the star performer. Stocks in this sector are expected to increase ...

Small caps rank highest in July; Mercer

... gain since August last year. In a month when the Australian share market again touched record highs, the energy and materials sector produced the strongest results, up 7.2% and 4.1% respectively according to Mercer. Fund performance was also in line ...

Schroders sticks with long term investment strategy

... overvalued and favouring stocks with low leverage and strong cash flow. The investment manager said retailer's, building materials and services companies are currently enjoying unsustainably buoyant conditions while it also remained concerned over the ...