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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... 20.7 points, or 0.55 per cent, at 3,793.27. Shares in British Sky Broadcasting closed 2 percent higher in London after News Corp pulled its takeover bid for the company in the face of vociferous opposition in the UK parliament. The stock initially slumped ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... phone hacking scandal. "Its pretty obvious the storm has not abated. The real question for investors is will this affect News Corp's bid for BSkyB, or worse, just how far will the political fallout go?" Mr Fraser said. "In saying that, Rupert Murdoch ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... Citigroup lost 5.3 per cent. Ford slid 4.1 per cent on worries of the slow economy's impact on auto sales. Rupert Murdoch's News Corp lost another 7.6 per cent as the scandal over the now-closed News of the World tabloid continued to snowball. The shares ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
... announced plans to extend its online film- and television-distribution service to Latin America. Among the big losers was News Corp, which plunged 7.3 per cent as it faced anger and investigations over allegations that its British tabloid News of the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
... the World, Britain's best-selling Sunday newspaper, in an effort to limit the fallout from the phone-hacking affair. News Corp shares were up three cents at $16.58, after falling 3.61 per cent on Thursday. News's non-voting scrip lifted five cents to ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2011
The Australian share market was down at noon, but off its morning lows, as investors remained concerned about European and US debt, following the release of positive employment data in late morning. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 7.3 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
... Mr Morrow said. Companies with a large proportion of US dollar-denominated earnings, such as CSL, BHP, Cochlear, Rio, News Corp and Newcrest, were doing well on Tuesday, after the Australian dollar fell below 105 US cents during the overnight session ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2011
Australian shares have opened lower again after a fourth consecutive fall on Wall Street due to concerns about ongoing economic weakness. At 1015 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 23.2 points, or 0.51 per cent, at 4,545.9, and the broader ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2011
The Australian market has received negative leads from offshore trading overnight, with Wall St closing lower, along with oil, while precious metals rose. At 0700 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract was 31 points lower at ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2011
Disappointing US jobs data and lower 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 ...