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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2005
... weaker following a fall in US stocks overnight. BHP Billiton will be a focus after launching a $9.2 billion all-cash takeover bid for WMC Resources after the close of market locally last night. The stock dipped in trading in London overnight. WMC Resources ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2005
... appointed Deutsche Bank to assess the feasibility of acquiring a stake in WMC Resources, which is currently fighting a takeover bid from Swiss-based Xstrata.

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2005
... points weaker at 4186 on a volume of 785 contracts. Today the market will be watching for any further developments in the takeover battle for national Foods, as well as more economic data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, this time January.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2005
... National Bank of New Zealand, Southcorp is expected to release its target statement after Foster's launched a hostile takeover bid and Coles Myer will release second quarter sales.

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2005
... was nine points firmer at 4163 on a volume of 830 contracts. Today the market will be eyeing full year earnings from takeover target General Property Trust and interim earnings from Lend Lease. Also the Australian Bureau of Statistics will release housing ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2005
... revealed plans to return up to $US1.5 billion to shareholders but refused to hose down speculation it was considering a takeover of Australian miner WMC Resources Ltd.

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2005
The Australian share market is expected to open firmer today as solid gains from most offshore markets, as well as takeover activity, is likely to underpin the domestic bourse in the short term. The March share price index contract, a key indicator ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2005
... for New Zealand's carter Holt Harvey results as well as a meeting of Metcash shareholders in relation to the Foodland takeover. The Reserve Bank of Australia will also be releasing its monthly bulletin today.

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2005
... volume of 501 contracts. Today the market will continue to watch for any further developments in the Foster's hostile takeover bid for Southcorp and will also be keeping an eye on other merger talk in the media and mining sectors.

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2005
... on Foster's and Southcorp. The shares are due to come out of trading halt this morning and investors are expecting a takeover offer from Foster's after it took an 18.8 per cent stake in the winemaker last week.