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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2012
... points, at 4,541.0, while Seoul was 0.12 per cent, or 2.25 points, off at 1,941.59. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand stock market was closed for the Labour Day public holiday.

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2012
... towards a full EU banking union at a key summit, while traders remembered the 25th anniversary of the 1987 global stock market crash. In the US the Dow dropped 1.52 per cent, the S&P500 slipped 1.66 per cent and the NASDAQ backpedalled 2.19 per cent. ...

LM secures due diligence agreement

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2012
LM Investment Management (LM) has signed an exclusive due diligence agreement with two offshore real estate private equity funds, worth $1billion. The two offshore funds, which can't be named due to a confidential agreement, have expressed a strong ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2012
... progress towards full EU banking union at a key summit, while traders remembered the 25th anniversary of the 1987 global stock market crash. At the closing in Europe, London's FTSE 100 index of top companies fell 0.35 per cent to 896.15 points, in Frankfurt ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower after mixed performances on international markets overnight following promising growth data from China and news that troubled Spain was holding a bond auction at lower borrowing rates. At 0800 AEDT on Friday ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
The Australian market opened almost one per cent higher as rising iron ore prices led to strong opening gains for the mining giants. At 1020 AEDT on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 40.4 points, or 0.89 per cent, at 4,568.6 points, while ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher after gains on the European markets overnight on easing euro zone debt crisis concerns ahead of a two-day EU summit and Wall Street remained in positive territory. At 0810 AEDT on Thursday, the December ...

Economic indicators defy equities upside: Schroders

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012
... despite these concerns, the strategist remains confident that shrewd investors can still find returns investing in the stock market. "It would be imprudent for us to ignore what we see as the ongoing risks detailed above, which only become amplified ...

State Street profits up 23% on Lehman wind up

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012
... a major presence in Australia, has benefited from a rise in revenue from asset management fees owing to improved stock market returns. Earnings rose to $654 million, or $1.36 per share, from $543 million, or $1.10 per share for the same period last year. ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher following strong positive leads from the US and European bourses on fresh hopes Spain will ask for some sort of aid and improved sentiment regarding Greece. At 0826 AEDT on Wednesday, the December share ...