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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2010
The Australian share market at noon on Wednesday was sharply lower, after overseas markets fell on concerns about the Greek debt situation. Local investors also showed anxiety over the potential impact of the federal government's proposed resource tax ...

SG jump twice as bad as mining tax slug

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2010
The political focus might be on the government's $9 billion super profits tax slug on miners, but employer groups say lifting SG by one third will hit them twice as hard. "The superannuation levy increase is the biggest new taxing measure in the Government ...

Too clever by half

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2010
Thanks but no thanks! This is the Australian financial markets response to the government's response to the Henry Tax Review. BHP and RIO and other profitable miners are up in arms over Krudd's proposed 40 per cent tax on their "super profits." Investors ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2010
The Australian share market was higher at noon as market-pleasing annual profit results from Australia's biggest investment bank, Macquarie Group, boosted the financial sector. By 1200 AEST on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had gained 28.6 points ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2010
The Australian share market was up marginally at noon, with rising mining and energy stocks providing a boost. At 1200 AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 2.4 points, or 0.05 per cent, at 4,883.9 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2010
The Australian share market is likely to open slightly lower on Tuesday after Wall Street closed flat amid positive corporate reports but weaker financial stocks. At 0752 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was 10 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2010
The Australian market has flat to negative leads from trading offshore overnight, with Wall Street marginally higher, but European and Asian markets generally lower. Precious and base metals were lower in New York, although oil was slightly higher. ...

Sovereign fund takes shine to platinum

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2010
... develops and operates platinum group metals (PGM) deposits in South Africa. It's current focus is the Pilansberg Platinum Mine, which is in production, according to a company statement. Temasek Holdings is a Singapore-based sovereign wealth fund (SWF) ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2010
Australian stocks were more than one per cent weaker at noon as miners and financials weighed on the major indices and corporate downgrades affected other sectors. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 55.1 points, or 1.11 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2010
The Australian market has received strongly positive leads from offshore trading overnight, with most major markets comfortably higher, including oil and precious and base metals. At 0700 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index ...