Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 1001 - 1010 of 1615 results for "Ground"

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2011
... But it had actually fallen lower than that in early trading, and was bumping along after recovering about half the lost ground when it began slipping again just before noon and kept on diving to an intraday low of 3,474.03 points, 15 minutes before the ...

Government plants $60m innovation funding seed

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
... government's investment in the funds that will help innovative new life sciences, IT and medical research companies get off the ground. Under the IIF programme, venture capital funds receive a ten year licence, the first half of which is to be used to ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2011
... revisions from other investment banks." Macquarie's shares plunged 93 cents, or 2.91 per cent, to $31.07. Retailers lost ground, with JB Hi-Fi plunging 41 cents, or 2.48 per cent to $16.11, and Specialty Fashion down 4.5 cents, or 4.84 per cent to 88.5 ...

HSBC expand trade with new head role

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2011
... appointment of John Saunders to lead HSBC's commodities and structured trade business in Australia, combined with HSBC's on-the-ground global trade advantage, put the Bank in a unique position to grow our business and market share by supporting Australian ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2011
... base metals prices dragged the Australian share market lower in opening trade, with all sectors of the local market losing ground. At 1013 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 20.5 points lower at 4562.6, while the broader All Ordinaries index was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2011
... streak of losses since 2004, following negative reports on jobs and manufacturing. Australian shares also lost further ground on Friday, posting their fifth weekly loss in the past six weeks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index lost 17.3 points, or 0.38 per ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011
... reasons to get stuck into the market. So it probably suggests we will drift over the day and might lose a little bit of ground on a pretty light volume." More than $33 billion was wiped from the value of the Australian share market on Thursday on renewed ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
... points with 12,650 contracts traded. RBS Morgans director of equities Bill Chatterton said the Australian market would lose ground throughout the day. "We're in for a softer day," Mr Chatterton said. "It will be down, I expect, over one per cent, maybe ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011
... yapping at doesn't have a great deal of substance," Mr Heffernan said. After a flat opening, major materials stocks gained ground in morning trade. At 1203 AEST, BHP Billiton was up 26 cents to $44.17, Rio Tinto had added 44 cents to $80.69 and Fortescue ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011
... territory half an hour before the close of trading. In London, the miners and oil majors provided support as they made some ground after losses earlier in the week. Anglo-American put on 2.2 per cent while Shell added 0.94 per cent. Investors remain ...