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Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013
The Australian market is higher as news of Rio Tinto chief Tom Albanese's resignation drives up mining stocks. At 1028 AEDT on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 16.1 points, or 0.34 per cent, at 4,722.1 and the broader All Ordinaries index ...

Super funds shouldn't abandon small-cap active managers

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013
... benchmark in the last 12 months, and Frost attributes the result to their avoidance of Australia's challenged resources and mining companies, which comprises a significant chunk of the index. "In the Small Ordinaries Index, over half the mining companies ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013
... 14.43 points, or 0.46 per cent, to 3,131.97. LONDON - European stocks advanced on positive US economic data although the mining sector suffered after Rio Tinto announced a shock $US14 billion ($A13.3 billion) write-down that sparked the resignation of ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013
... told AAP. "There's growing expectation of a weak jobs number. That fuels expectations around more rate cuts this year." Mining stocks, by contrast, were weaker with BHP Billiton shedding 32 cents to $38.21 and Rio Tinto losing 34 cents to $65.56. Stocks ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2013
Australian shares have opened flat after mixed overseas leads, with mining stocks expected to drag the market down during the day. At 1016 AEDT on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 2.4 points, or 0.05 per cent, at 4,722.1 and the broader ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2013
... cent, to $3.68, after it announced it would cut a further 170 jobs in Victoria as it reduces production to cut costs. The mining giants opened mixed with BHP Billiton down 20 cents to $36.48, Rio Tinto up six cents to $65.86 and Fortescue down five cents ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2013
... cent to 13,307 units in November. Economists' forecasts had centred on a 3.0 per cent rise in approvals for November. The mining giants were all down at noon. Rio Tinto slumped 14 cents to $66.67, BHP lost 13 cents to $37.45 and Fortescue fell 1.5 cents ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
... 5,945.85 points, while Frankfurt's DAX 30 gained 0.33 per cent to 7,614.79 points, its highest level since January 2008. The mining giants all opened lower. BHP Billiton dropped three cents to $35.73, Rio Tinto fell 29 cents to $61.91 and Fortescue lost ...

Not all ETFs are made equal: Lonsec

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
... exposure to the financials (ex-Property Trusts sector), Elsworth observed that none of the ETFs had meaningful exposure to the mining sector given its traditional volatility and/or limited dividend history. He also noted that: The top 10 holdings of ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
Australian stocks have hit a new high for 2012, led by gains by mining companies. At 1032 AEDT on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 23.6 points, or 0.52 per cent, at 4,599.6 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had added 23.9 ...