• Market Wrap

Banks drag shares down, miners rise ahead of Rio result

The Australian sharemarket has extended a global equity market sell-off with traders astute to the risk of rising geo-political tensions, uncertainty over United States interest rate policy, and mixed results from company reporting season.

• Updated Aug 7, 2014
• Sally Rose

• Derivatives

Gold shines on the back of Iraq’s turbulence

With the unrest in Iraq fuelling a renewed focus on gold, it’ll be macro issues grabbing the attention of many derivative traders this week.

• Updated Jun 17, 2014
• John Wasiliev

• Opinion

Aurizon has largest $ increase in short positions: CBA

Aurizon Holdings had the largest dollar increase in short positions in the week starting January 20, and is currently sitting on nearly 3 per cent of its shares short sold, CBA says.

• Updated Jan 24, 2014
• Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald and Gretchen Friemann

Best and worst stocks of 2013

In a year when big department store chiefs bemoaned the ever increasing onslaught of competition from offshore-based online retailers a cluster of smaller, nimbler, retailers outperformed.

• Updated Jan 1, 2014
• Sally Rose

• Market Wrap

Medusa Mining (MML)

Deutsche Bank has a “sell” rating on Medusa Mining after the gold miner said it would raise $25 million as it battles with ongoing delays at its new plant.

• Updated Nov 1, 2013
• Elise Shaw

• Special Reports

2013 a tough year for small caps

The past 12 months have been a miserable affair for many small caps, with the index now trading at its lowest point since April 2009.

• Updated Jul 1, 2013
• Sally Rose

• Market Wrap

Investors locking in profits after a good run

Australian equity investors enjoyed a solid start to 2013 as the United States’ evasion of recession from fiscal drag lent momentum to global sharemarkets.

• Updated Jan 5, 2013
• Tim Binsted

• Gold

Medusa Mining (MML)

The broker has, however, lowered its price target by 7¢ to $8.50 after the miner reduced its full-year gold output targets for the 2012 financial year due to disruptions to trucking schedules caused by bad weather.

• Updated Feb 1, 2012
• Bianca Hartge-Hazelman

• Gold

Medusa Mining (MML)

• Updated Feb 1, 2012

• Street Talk

Small-cap resources and mining services get a tick

Investors keen on the small-cap space in 2012 have a key question to ask themselves, according to Morgan Stanley analysts: industrials or resources?

• Updated Jan 27, 2012
• Sarah Thompson, Christine Lacy and Stephen Shore

• Gold

Gold equities plunge on bear market fears

The sharp fall in the gold price over the past few days has sent gold equities plunging on worries that the precious metal is entering a bear market.

• Dec 15, 2011
• Brendon Lau

• Gold

China policy swing lifts fortunes of ore

China’s decision to cut the amount of capital its banks must hold in reserve has boosted hopes that its strong demand for Australia’s resources can be maintained.

• Updated Dec 2, 2011
• Joanna Heath

• Gold

Medusa Mining (MML)

Shares in Medusa Mining are struggling to hold above last Wednesday’s one-year low as a raft of issues weigh on the stock.

• Updated Nov 29, 2011
• Brendon Lau

• Gold

Medusa raises gold resource estimate

Medusa Mining has increased the indicated resource by 4 per cent to 603,000 ounces and increased the inferred resource by 36 per cent to 898,000 ounces.

• Jul 22, 2010

• Market Wrap

Gold price bounce should boost stocks

Share price falls for some companies in recent weeks have far exceeded the potential impact of a slightly lower gold price.

• Updated Jul 21, 2010
• Trevor Hoey