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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
... top central banker. A strong production report from BHP Billiton boosted sentiment in the resources sector, but that was offset by losses in other sectors. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 4.3 points, or 0.09 per cent, at 4,981.7 points, while ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
... Dow Jones and the S&P 500 closed at all-time highs for the third straight session as in-line Chinese economic growth data offset disappointing US retail sales figures. US retail sales rose just 0.4 per cent in June, below the 0.7 per cent expected by ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
... Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street edged higher to new highs following strong banking earnings that offset a profit warning from UPS and fresh trouble for Boeing's Dreamliner aircraft. At 0820 AEST on Monday, the September share ...

Super syphons savings from banks

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
... authors of part two of the report, Professor Rodney Maddock and Peter Munckton, said: "The effect would however be exactly offset if superannuation funds provided deposits into the banking system on the same terms as savers did pre-superannuation" - ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
Australian stocks have opened higher following a positive lead from global markets overnight. The market is up close to one per cent, more than offsetting Monday's 0.6 per cent losses. CommSec market analyst Steven Daghlian said Australian stocks were ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
The Australian share market is starting the week flat, as weakness in commodity prices and mining stocks offsets gains in other sectors. US stocks rose about one per cent after better-than-expected labour force data on Friday showed more jobs were created ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
... in New York on Monday. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed as a pick-up in US and European manufacturing activity was offset by weakness in China. Tokyo rose 1.78 per cent, or 246.24 points, to 14,098.74 but Seoul was flat, edging down 0.71 points to ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
... late in New York on Friday. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed as another set of weak manufacturing data out of China offset a positive Japanese business confidence survey. Tokyo rose 1.28 per cent, or 175.18 points, to 13,852.50, thanks to a surge ...

AMP issues profit warning on insurance claims

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
... were $32 million for the five months to 31 May 2013, comprising $26 million in insurance claims, $8 million in lapses, and offset by $2 million of other positive experience. Of the claims experience losses, around 50% were income protection. "This reflects ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2013
... down 10 points anyway just waiting." The RBA cash rate sits at 2.75 per cent. Gains from mining-related companies were offset by weakness in the financial sector. Materials stocks were up 0.6 per cent, with BHP having risen 13 cents to $34.22 and Rio ...