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AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
... third quarter production reports while Murchison Metals Ltd is to post its quarterly report. In Australia, the market on Friday pared back early gains to close lower on worries about the Spanish economy and its implications for the wider euro zone. The ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012
... market has opened slightly higher as investors remain cautious about a weakening consumer environment. At 1010 AEST on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 7.7 points, or 0.18 per cent, at 4,382.9, while the broader All Ordinaries index was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012
... Wall Street's rise despite mixed earnings reports, mediocre jobs claims figures but strong housing data. At 0800 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was up 18 points at 4,399. No major economic news is expected on Friday. In equities ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2012
... on expectations of another batch of easing measures from the Bank of Japan when it meets for its rate-setting meeting on Friday, while it was also supported by bargain buying after recent losses. Tokyo climbed 0.98 per cent, or 92.97 points, to 9,561.01 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2012
... today it looks as if things are going to be fairly muted," he said. "The Dow finished up at 65 (points) or 0.5 per cent on Friday, but I doubt whether we're going to run with it." Wall Street shares closed higher on Friday, buoyed by better than expected ...

Industry rejects changes to super tax

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2012
... contribution cap, a higher tax on fund earnings and the deferral of proposed adjustment. Four industry bodies hit back on Friday in a joint statement aimed at a Government commitment to rule out changes to super tax, saying the proposals would impact ...

Market Wrap-Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2012
... (ABS) releases its Producer Price Indexes for March data. No major equities news is expected. In Australia, the market on Friday closed marginally higher despite earnings downgrades and a fall in some commodity prices. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012
... building materials producer Boral and mining equipment maker Bradken highlighted the morning's session. At 1200 AEST on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down four points, or 0.09 per cent, at 4,358.7 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012
... Wall Street's lead where US employment and housing data overshadowed a successful Spanish bond auction. At 0813 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was down three points at 4,369. In economic news on Friday, the Australian Bureau ...

US retains World Bank leadership

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2012
... institution. The vote was not without its controversy after the former Colombian finance minister Ocampo dropped out on Friday claiming the selection process driven by politics. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Nigerian candidate, also said prior to the vote ...