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The equity research firm said stocks had retained their value amid market volatility, high inflation and interest rates but further downside risk remained.

The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 finished the 2023 financial year up 9.7 per cent, which added $276 billion in market value to a record $2.4 trillion.

Morningstar says the full impact of tighter monetary conditions is yet to be felt.

Market watchers have identified a crop of companies they believe could be worth more than they currently trade at.

Market watchers have identified a crop of companies they believe could be worth more than they currently trade at.

Market watchers have identified a crop of companies they believe could be worth more than they currently trade at.

With its chairman gone, its CEO just days into his new role and its share price at three-year lows, Downer looks vulnerable to an opportunistic buyer.

The S&P/ASX 200 edged up 0.4 per cent, but ended the week 0.3 per cent lower in the fourth consecutive weekly loss.

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Home owners are rushing to refinance as ultra-cheap fixed-rate mortgages taken out during the pandemic roll off.