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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2009
... were off their earlier lows by early afternoon, though, as energy and industrial stocks spiked, driven higher by rising commodity prices. Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway announced Tuesday it is paying $US100 a share for Burlington Northern Santa Fe in a ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2009
... due to be announced at 1430 AEDT. On Monday, the Australian share market closed sharply lower following big falls in commodity prices and on Wall Street on Friday. The broad-based weakness also came as department store chain Myer Holdings Ltd, listed ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2009
... sharemarket was down over two per cent at noon following significant losses over Wall Street's last session and weaker commodity prices. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 95.1 points, or 2.05 per cent, at 4,548.1, while the broader ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2009
... house price index data for the September quarter also are due. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) releases its index of commodity prices for September. In company news, department store Myer Holdings Ltd will list on the Australian Securities Exchange. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2009
... well today and there's no prizes for guessing why, after the sterling performance in the US last night... stocks and commodity prices doing well." "It's easing back a little bit." The major miners rallied with Rio Tinto adding $2.32, or 3.8 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2009
... declines. The strong GDP report weakened demand for safe-havens like debt assets, and a drop in the US dollar pushed commodity prices higher, helping to lift materials and energy stocks. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 199.89 points, or 2.05 ...

Joined at the hip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2009
... versus the US dollar in recent months. Like the Australian dollar, the Canadian currency has been boosted by the rally in commodity prices. But unlike Australia - whose major trading partner is now rebounding China - Canada's economy is closely tied ...

Mandates for commodities and EM managers

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2009

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2009
... rises in mining and financial stocks. "We had a very positive lead from offshore overnight, with both the US market and commodity prices trading significantly higher," Ms Spencer said. "The copper price rose because of the weaker US dollar and supply ...

Gulf wealth to engulf stockmarkets

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2009
... International Financial Centre Authority (DIFCA), which this month released a study telling investors that the size of the GCC's commodity-driven wealth has reached a point where it could more substantially move markets. "Higher oil and gas prices over ...