Orica has delivered an interim profit result slightly better than brokers had forecast despite operational difficulties during the period.
Trading remains thin, but the uranium spot price bowed to term market pressure in posting a US50c rise last week.
Fund manager Alphinity draws upon the UK experience, where online shopping is already four times proportionately bigger than in Australia, to help assess the future for Australia’s listed retailers and retail REITs.
CMC Markets reports Australian CFD trading shifted to an international footing in April, with Germany and Apple popular along with BHP and the banks.
A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities with forecasts being revised, updates on precious metals and aluminium and changing capex plans for miners.
BA-ML has reinstated coverage on Computershare with a Buy rating, supported by above consensus earnings forecasts from FY14 as acquisitions and better market conditions boost growth.
BullionVault’s Ben Traynor notes gold prices have just experienced the quietest 40 days since the onset of the Global Financial Crisis.
Weekly update on recommendation, target price, and earnings forecast changes.
Market analysts at FXCM explain the importance of inflation for currency markets.
Wet weather, fund managers views, RBA rate cuts and earnings forecasts all featured in research released by stockbrokers last week.
