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Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
The Australian share market has opened relatively flat despite a positive lead from overseas markets. Early trading was marked by a drop in National Australia Bank (NAB), after it reported its half year net profit grew by 23 per cent to $2.52 billion. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
The Australian market looks set to open flat despite falls on international markets overnight. At 0721 AEDT on Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was up five points at 4,880. In economic news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau of ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012
Australian stocks are slightly higher after positive leads from Europe and Wall Street. At 1018 AEDT on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 7.9 points, or 0.18 per cent, at 4,492.7 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had risen ...

Murdoch defies shareholder sentiment

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012
Rupert Murdoch has told investors protesting against the amount of power he wields at News Corporation to sell their stock if they are unhappy with the way the business is managed. The media mogul expects to remain ensconced in his dual-role as News ...

Super fund backs News Corp independence push

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
Rupert Murdoch's dual role as chairman and chief executive of News Corporation will be challenged by at least one Australian superannuation fund at the company's annual general meeting in Los Angeles on 16 October. A proposal that the News Corp chairperson ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
The Australian share market has opened more than half a per cent higher as investors find value in beaten-down stocks. At 1009 AEST on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 27.9 points, or 0.65 per cent, at 4,306.7, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
The Australian share market has opened almost one per cent lower amid renewed worries over government debt in Europe re-emerge. At 1012 AEST on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 38.3 points, or 0.91 per cent, at 4,160.8, while the broader ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
The Australian sharemarket has opened flat as investors look for signs of a solution in Europe on the last trading day of the financial year. At 1015 AEST on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 6.5 points, or 0.16 per cent, at 4,038.3, while ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
Australian stocks were higher at noon, with the consumer discretionary sector leading the broader market on fresh reports concerning News Corporation's proposed corporate restructure. At 1242 AEST on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 8.5 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
Australian shares are only slightly higher after solid gains on Wall Street but continuing problems in Europe. At 1022 AEST on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 4.4 points, or 0.11 per cent, at 4,017.7, while the broader All Ordinaries ...