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APA, HDF tug-o-war continues

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2012
... fund. Rival bidder Pipeline Partners Australia (PPA) now has until midnight tomorrow (Tuesday) to better APA's offer. On Friday APA said that it would increase its cash-and-scrip offer by 18 cents, taking it to 80 cents in cash and 0.39 APA securities ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2012
... Wealth, Nib Holdings and BlueScope Steel are among the companies due to post full year results. In Australia, the market on Friday finished almost one per cent higher as investors continue to buy into local companies following better than expected earnings ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012
... following gains from markets overnight and amid growing optimism that a eurozone break-up is less likely. At 1015 AEST on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 8.2 points, or 0.19 per cent, at 4,338.4, while the broader All Ordinaries index was ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012
... bourses posted solid gains following jobless claims and housing construction data indicated economic growth. At 0755 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was up 24 points at 4,307. In economic news on Friday, the Reserve Bank ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2012
... while Madrid bucked the trend to gain 0.31 per cent. The euro advanced to $US1.2340 from $US1.2291 in New York late on Friday. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly fell as dealers awaited fresh stimulus drives by the central banks of the United States, Europe ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
... initiatives as well as ongoing demand for high yielding stocks with reliable earnings streams." US stocks inched down for most of Friday before the Dow Jones industrial average turned positive 45 minutes before the end of trading, ending up 42.76 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street eventually found positive territory on Friday in a somewhat directionless session. At 0745 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was up 17 points at ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
... stock market has opened slightly higher after the New York stock exchange closed on a flat trading day. At 1020 AEST on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 3.5 points, or 0.08 per cent, at 4,311.8 while the broader All Ordinaries index was ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
... session overnight on Wall Street, which ended flat, uninspired by modestly promising US jobs and trade data. At 0745 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was up three points at 4,278. In economic news on Friday, the Reserve ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
... broader All Ordinaries index was up 49.9 points, or 1.18 per cent, at 4,292.9. US stocks scored moderate gains, extending Friday's sharp rally on hopes that the European Central Bank may soon take action to relieve the eurozone sovereign debt crisis. ...