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Gold, gold, gold, but not to Australia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
Australian investors, including super funds, misinterpreting gold as a returns generator rather than as a defensive strategy is costing them major opportunities in the sector. Taurus Funds Management is a specialist in the gold sector and their director ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
Australian shares may decline slightly after US stocks fell on Friday as talks to reach an agreement over the US debt ceiling continued to feed market uncertainty. But mining stocks may gain after some metals, including gold, silver and copper, rose. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
Australian shares were lower at noon as US politicians continue to squabble over how to resolve their country's debt issues. At 1200 AEST on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 12.1 points, or 0.27 per cent, at 4451.7, while the broader ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower today, after US markets fell for the fifth straight day while the US searches for a solution to its debt crisis. At 0649 AEST on the ASX 24, the September share price index futures contract was nine ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
The Australian share market is expected to decline after US stocks fell on a White House threat to veto legislation that would avert a US debt default. But Australian resource stocks may gain after the price of metals and oil rose. At 0826 AEST on the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2011
The Australian share market is expected to open lower today, after Wall Street securities fell overnight, while commodities markets were mixed. At 0721 AEST, the local September share price index futures contract was down 22 points at 4,425. In economic ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
The Australian sharemarket remained weaker at noon as BHP Billiton led losses in the resource sector and retailers continued to drop in value. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 20 points, or 0.49 per cent, at 4,468.9, while the broader ...

Cautious bulls predict solid earnings season

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
Fund managers from Treasury Group's boutique portfolio have forecast a cautiously positive outlook for the upcoming earnings season. FrankVillante, chief investment officer of Celeste Funds Management, a small-cap Australian stock specialist, said he ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
The Australian share market has opened higher on positive offshore leads, with Wall Street surging on US economic data and commodities prices surging. At 1037 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had gained 21.8 points, or 0.47 per cent, to 4,627.3 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
Australian stocks were higher at noon amid broad based gains led by information technology and industrial-linked companies. A positive day for ASX-listed airlines also buoyed the local bourse. At 1208 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 30.6 ...