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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... ore prices move higher and that does speak to some major players, even so, that strength is surprising," he said. Mr McCarthy said the factors driving the share market would be some bargain hunting after several days of losses as well as a bounce in ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2015
... at $1.8425. "It does indicate that sentiment towards Fortescue, or possibly iron ore miners in general has soured," Mr McCarthy said. Meanwhile, mining services group Orica dropped 61 cents to $18.60 after announcing that chief executive Ian Smith would ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2015
... after the miner launched a new $3.2 billion senior secured debt issue to push back the maturity date on its debt pile. Mr McCarthy said that, meanwhile, a rise in oil prices was "speaking directly" to the energy sector. Oil and gas producer Woodside ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2015
... Ordinaries had gained 1.5 per cent in early trade. "It looks like investors are piling in, in fear of missing out," Mr McCarthy said. Rio Tinto announced late on Thursday a $US2 billion share buyback and big increase in dividends after lifting net profit ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015
... significant economic stimulus program for the eurozone may have been one of the drivers behind the Swiss bank's move, Mr McCarthy said. He said the increased funds in the global monetary system would boost sharemarkets, including Australia's. In the ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
... particularly on European markets where a lot of energy stocks hit multiple-year lows, we're not surprised by that," Mr McCarthy said. "And materials, generally, are under pressure." In the resources sector, global miner BHP Billiton was down 73 cents ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2014
... today's underperformance - Westpac itself accounting for around thirteen-and-a-half points of the market's fall," Mr McCarthy said. Mr McCarthy said the banking sector had generally performed well on Friday despite the ANZ and National Australia Bank ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... whether you're bearish on growth or bullish on growth, there's a reason to be buying in the markets at the moment," Mr McCarthy said. However, he said both views could prove wrong and the dynamic could reverse into a "double negative". "But in the short ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2014
... clearly the strong leads from overseas are helping and overall the results season so far has been supportive," he said. Mr McCarthy said the gains on the ASX were particularly impressive, given the drag from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, which ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014
... season so far is going reasonably well and with some positive leads from overseas we're on the front foot today," Mr McCarthy said. He added that trusts were outperforming while the general market was well supported. "Almost every sector, barring materials ...
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