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Morningstar Afternoon Research Update Tue, Feb 19, 2013

Wednesday, 20 February 2013, 11:43 am
Press Release: Morningstar

19-Feb-2013

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Research Updates (8)

	Special Reports (1)
	Hybrids Special Reports: NAB Convertible Preference Shares (NABPA)

	Funds (2)
	Vanguard International Shares Index (4489)		Bronze
	Vanguard International Small Companies Index (15897)		Neutral

	Shares (4)
	Caltex (CTX)		Hold
	Fleetwood Corp. (FWD)		Hold
	News Corp (NWS)		Reduce
	Precinct Properties New Zealand (PCT-NZ)		Hold

	ETFs (0)
	There were no research reports published today.

	Fixed Income (1)
	Tabcorp Bonds (TAHHA)		Accumulate

Australian Market Report

Tuesday 19 February – The market touched five year highs on the back of better investor sentiment as earnings releases continued to provide momentum. The only real disappointment was SHL which suffered sharp falls as it failed to meet expectations. Among the sectors, materials and financials managed to put up some respectable gains but it was energy that did most of the heavy lifting.

The All Ordinaries gained 18.10 points (0.36%) to 5,101.00 while the S&P/ASX 200 rose 18.50 points (0.37%) to 5,081.90... Read More

Australian Equities (19-Feb-2013 / Close)	Close	Change	% Change
All Ordinaries	5101	18	0.36
S&P/ASX 200	5082	19	0.37
10-year Bond Rate	3.56	0.03	0.71
90 Day Bank Accepted Bills SFE-Day	2.92	0.03	1.04

3-yr Bond Rate	2.91	0.01	0.34

Currency (19-Feb-2013 / Close)	Close	Change	% Change
$A vs $US	1.0327	--	-0.12
$A vs GBP	0.6673	--	-0.13
$A vs YEN	96.68	-0.13	-0.13
$A vs EUR	0.7735	--	-0.09
$A vs $NZ	1.2229	--	-0.29

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