Daily FNArena News

Diversified miners are well placed on the swings and roundabouts of industrial commodities, while mineral sands are weak and coal is oversupplied.

Brokers update their local equity strategies based on global and domestic economic developments and the looming reporting season.

Brokers mull the latest Oz building approvals data and the outlook for the building materials sector, outlining their stock picks.

Michael Gable of Fairmont Equities believes the pullback in CSL is now complete, with the charts suggesting upside.

Weak activity in the first half of 2014 confirms utilities are currently well covered by existing contracts and inventories, meaning no pressure to buy.

A wrap of the day’s activity on the Australian stock market.

Brokers examine the outlook for Westfield Corp and Scentre Group as the dust settles on the restructure.

The outlook for Australian shopping centres hinges on category and geography. Overall A-REIT valuations look full but there are opportunities, such as newcomer National Storage.

Chinese steel, cement, copper, aluminium and iron ore prices all look subdued. Iraq is a swing factor for oil while gold’s recent rally looks to be stalling.

Weekly update on recommendation, target price, and earnings forecast changes.