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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
... defiance of a weak lead from Wall Street. On the local market, gold and financial stocks were in positive territory, while mining giant BHP Billiton has opened slightly weaker. At 1015 AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 26.2 points, or 0.58 per ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
... public examination by liquidators into the collapse of Octaviar continues in the NSW Supreme Court. The Diggers and Dealers Mining Forum begins in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. On Friday, Australia's sharemarket suffered broad-based falls as investors ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2010
... of 10,807 contracts. CMC Markets market analyst David Taylor said while financials and most other sectors were stronger, mining and energy stocks had a bad morning's trade. "We are really seeing money going into everywhere but energy and mining stocks," ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2010
... report its annual results and Lihir Gold Ltd will issue its second quarter production report. Whitehaven Coal, Riversdale Mining and Macarthur Coal will all release their June Quarter Report. Australia Pacific Aviation Outlook summit continues in Sydney ...

NRL stars join Auscoal Super

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2010
... managers allows us to build on that strength and gives us greater scope to understand and meet the unique needs of coal mining employers," he said in a statement. Watson said having the two rugby players in the fund's team is a strategic choice for the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2010
... traded. Bell Financial Group senior adviser Chris Kimber said the market was holding up reasonable well, thanks to the mining sector, which is riding high on the good production news from BHP Billiton on Wednesday. The miner released strong production ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2010
... October 22, 2010, Treasury notes. In companies news, June quarter production reports are due from Santos Ltd, Newcrest Mining Ltd and Beach Energy Ltd, and Petsec Ltd releases June quarter and first half results. A liquidator's examination of Babcock ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2010
The Australian share market was higher at noon, led by major mining stocks. At 1200 AEST on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 18.8 points, or 0.43 per cent, at 4,422.4 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had gained 19.2 points ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2010
... noon in the wake of modest gains on US markets overnight and some cautious commentary from Australia's central bank. Major mining stocks led the gains. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 12.7 points, or 0.29 per cent, at 4,371.0 points ...

Business still unhappy with SG increase

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2010
... Guarantee levy, with 19 groups signing a declaration that they remain opposed to the increase despite the government's mining tax deal. The declaration was signed last week in Adelaide, the Prime Minister's home town, by all employer association heads ...