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Market lower in broad sell-off

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
The Australian share market has opened lower, led downwards by market heavyweight BHP Billiton. IG market strategist Evan Lucas said the Australian market was experiencing a broad-based sell-off. "We've had two positive days off very light volumes," ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
The Australian stock market looks set to open lower following sharp losses on Wall Street. At 0650 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was down 30 points at 5,748. Wall Street stocks fell one per cent on a strengthening US ...

Shares higher on US rate outlook

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
... Woolworths had gained 39 cents to $28.57. Telstra was up 6.5 cents to $6.265. The major miners were also higher following a sharp rise in iron ore prices on Friday. Rio Tinto was up 79 cents to $57.54, BHP Billiton was 30 cents higher at $29.55 and Fortescue ...

Market lower as Wall Street falls

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street on Friday. The June share price index futures contract was down nine points at 5,6732. On Friday, US stocks finished lower after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said the ...

Running on neutral

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
Move on people, nothing to see here today. Go away and enjoy a long lunch or plant a tree. This applies to equity markets seeking direction from overnight activity on Wall Street. The Dow Jones Industrial index weaved and bobbed through intra-day trade ...

Falling AUD offsets dividend growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
Australia had the fastest dividend growth in Asia Pacific for the year to March 2015, but the falling Australian dollar made the increase modest relative to its counterparts in the region, the Henderson Global Dividend Index found. Australia made up ...

Instos doing little to protect portfolios

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
... Wills, head of SSGA's investment solutions group for Asia Pacific, said. "But their confidence in being able to weather a sharp correction is potentially misplaced. As we saw during the global financial crisis, the traditional diversification strategies ...

No downing the dollar-A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
... in first quarter economic growth. US retail spending was flat in April, disappointing expectations for a 0.2% gain and a sharp slowdown from the 1.1% gain in March. The year-on-year comparison underscores the weakness in US retail spending, down to just ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... 4,333.58 and Hong Kong added 0.51 per cent, or 140.86 points, to close at 27,718.20. Tokyo rallied despite heavy losses in Sharp and Toshiba owing to fears about their balance sheets. The Nikkei added 1.25 per cent, or 241.72 points, to close at 19,620.91. ...

Dear mom, all's good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
... private) displays of affection showered upon them over the one day of the year especially dedicated to mommies. Mama Mia! The sharp rebound in financial markets at the end of last week turned the planned "thank you" note to momma into a more generous ...