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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2010
... of Australia (CBA), that its first-half profit is likely to be a bigger than expected $2.9 billion, is likely to prevent heavy losses among local equities. At 0635 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was 29 points ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2010
... volume of 12,668 contracts. IG Markets research analyst Ben Potter said investors were wary in holding positions ahead of a heavy night of economic data due during Friday's offshore session. "Maybe people do not want to hold positions ahead of the weekend," ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2010
... 36.73 points (0.34 per cent) to end at 10,627.26, as blue chips pulled back from a 15-month closing high Monday. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite shed a hefty 30.10 points (1.30 per cent) to 2,282.31 and the broad Standard & Poor's 500 index retreated ...

Funds under management post record jump

RAINMAKER GROUP IS THE OWNER OF FINANCIAL STANDARD  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2009
... ethical/SRI and boutique manager FUM. Rainmaker said the return of boutique managers to the leaders group reflects their heavy Australian equity orientation, a sector that has continued to rally during 2009. The five slowest growing sectors were active ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2009
... "There's not much in the way of significant news out there at the moment." Major gold stocks also gained after Monday's heavy falls, with Lihir up nine cents, or 2.68 per cent, to $3.45 and Newcrest Mining adding 52 cents, or 1.44 per cent, to $36.52. ...

We're still in Kansas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
... ounce. Well, its negative correlation with the knee-jerk reaction the US dollar surge sent it there. Perhaps, it was getting heavy anyway. Just imagine all the tonnes of bullions that investors and speculators have been amassing the past few months. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2009
... Hong Kong shares closed up 1.19 per cent on Thursday, extending gains for a fourth straight day after the index suffered heavy losses last week on the back of Dubai's debt crisis. The benchmark Hang Seng Index gained 264.3 points to 22,553.87. Turnover ...

Future Fund to grow investments team

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2009
... have a bigger investment team than it initially planned - jumping from 29 to around 40 staff by next year - as the cash-heavy fund scours the markets for more investment opportunities. Speaking at the Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA) ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2009
... market. At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was 21.54 points lower, by 0.21 per cent, at 10,450.04. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite had risen 7.05 points, by 0.32 per cent, at 2,182.86 and the S&P 500 added 0.2 point, or 0.02 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2009
... Dubai debt crisis. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 126.74 points higher, by 1.23 per cent, at 10,471.58. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite climbed 31.21 points, 1.46 per cent, to 2,175.81, and the broad-market Standard & Poor's 500 points added ...