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Midday market wrap: Australian shares open lower

Australian shares opened lower, following a night of losses on US markets. Major US indexes all finished lower as the Federal Reserve opted to cut the funds rate by 25 basis points, in contrast to 50 points expected by some investors. Local declines ...

Midday market wrap: Shares open lower

Australian shares opened slightly lower, following a mixed night in overseas markets. Global financial markets are awaiting the outcome of the FOMC's two-day meeting, with an announcement on US interest rates expected tonight. Property trusts continue ...

van Eyk closer to rating Australian long/short funds

... WestAM, Portfolio Partners, Perpetual and PM Capital. In addition to taking a more traditional 'long' position in Australian shares, long/short funds are also able to "short sell" specific stocks. The funds also have a mixture of absolute and relative ...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares open sharply lower

The Australian share market was over 0.5% lower in early Friday trade, following losses overnight in the US. Late in the morning the All Ordinaries index was at 3053.2, down 17.7 points from last night's close. Mixed earnings reports prompted US investors ...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares open higher

The Australian share market was trading slightly higher in early trade, partly reversing losses yesterday and defying mainly weaker markets in the US overnight. At midday the All Ordinaries was 4.1 points higher at 3061.8. The gains were led by the ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares end off highs

The Australian equity market posted its ninth consecutive gain, although ending the day off earlier highs. The All Ordinaries index closed at 3,077.0, up 20.7 points, and the highest level since September 2002. At one point in early morning trade the ...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares open lower

The Australian share market opened lower Monday morning, following losses Friday night in major US and European markets. Late in the morning the All Ordinaries was at 3,040.6, some 12.8 points lower than Friday's close. The weakness in overseas markets ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares defy offshore markets, finishing slight

The Australian share market clawed back early losses to finish the day slightly higher, defying falls in other major Asian markets and in US and European markets Friday night. The All Ordinaries ended the day at 3056.3, up 2.9 points from Friday's close. ...

Midday market wrap: Australian Shares Open Slightly Higher

Despite further gains overnight in major US indices, the Australian share market traded slightly lower early Friday. Late in the morning the All Ordinaries was at 3049.0, some 1.2 points lower than yesterday's close. The inability of the Australian ...

Survey reveals reduced investor confidence in managed funds

... that, we expect significantly more inflow into listed shares." Young added that there was a strong bias towards Australian shares with 61% of investors intended to purchase them during the next 12 months, compared to 30% who favoured a combination of ...