1.   Banks, insurance companies and property trusts will perform the best in the months ahead, Merrill said, because of subdued inflation and steady interest rates.

2.   But the terms of this trust are not as liberal as the qualified terminal property trust, or Q-tip, used by citizens.

3.   The deal would be one of the largest acquisitions ever made by a listed property trust.

4.   The initial public offer is the largest for an Australian property trust.

5.   The sale is the largest for an Australian property trust.

6.   The MAS also agreed to develop products similar to listed property trusts and real-estate investment trusts.

7.   However, investors quickly reacted to the speculation of a possible rate hike and interest rate-sensitive stocks such as banks and property trusts suffered, he said.

8.   However, investors reacted quickly to the speculation of a possible rate hike and interest rate-sensitive stocks such as banks and property trusts suffered, he said.

9.   Australian share prices closed slightly higher Monday, with banks and property trusts seeing heavy selling pressure, dealers said.