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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2010
The Australian sharemarket was suffering from broad-based weakness in trading by noon, with European sovereign debt concerns proving a counter to positive local corporate earnings results. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 43.9 points ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009
A stronger-than-expected labour force report for the month of November pulled the Australian share market out of the doldrums and into positive territory at noon. At 1200 AEDT the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 8.4 points, or 0.18 per cent, at 4,646.3 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2009
The Australian sharemarket was one per cent higher at noon, boosted by news Wesfarmers-owned Coles had gained an upper-hand over rival Woolworths. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 48 points, or one per cent, at 4866.8 while the broader ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2009
The domestic sharemarket was riding high at noon on the back of a gold rush and positive global reaction to Tuesday's rise in Australia's cash interest rate. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 67.9 points, or 1.48 per cent, at 4659.5 ...

Fundies split on Hatoyama effect

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2009
... need to prove there is more to their political promises than just election talk. Sarah Whitley, portfolio manager for the Baillie Gifford Japan Trust, remains cautious. "If there were a DPJ victory, it would unify the lower and upper house and therefore ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2009
The Australian share market edged up in morning trade as firmer commodity prices boosted big miners. At 1200 AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 5.4 points, or 0.14 per cent, at 3768.7 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had risen ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2009
The Australian share market fell more than one per cent in morning trade, following losses in Wall Street on poor jobs data. At 1200 AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 54.8 points, or 1.41 per cent, at 3822.5 points, while the broader All ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2009
The Australian sharemarket has shrugged off fears of the impact of swine flu to rise in morning trade, with gains to big miners, banks and the grain sector. At 1200 AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 38.1 points, or 1.02 per cent, to 3769.7 while ...

NGSS on mandate spree

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2009
... to overhaul its international equity portfolio. The super fund's $600 million international equity portfolio now counts Baillie Gifford, Deutsche Thematic, Orbis, Pzena, Holowesko, Taube Hodson Stonex, Wellington Special Strategies and Charlemagne Emerging ...

AREITs damaged by exuberance

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
Many listed property trusts (LPTs) fell out of investor's favour because they changed from being from stable, income-producing trusts to highly geared, complex products - but experts believe there's life in the sector yet, just not in its current form. ...