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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2010
The Australian share market opened slightly lower on Friday as BHP Billiton, QBE Insurance and Orica declined, after mixed overnight trading when US stocks rose while copper and oil slipped. At 1018 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 9.9 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2010
The Australian share market has received generally positive leads overnight, with all three key Wall Street indices higher, along with precious metals and copper, although the price of crude oil fell again. At 0824 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Integration key to AXA bid

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2010
As the debate heats up on who will emerge as the new owner of AXA Asia Pacific, new research by Rainmaker suggests the more burning issue is how the winner would digest the acquisition - and the impact of that on the local wealth management sector. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2010
The Australian market has received negative leads from overseas, with Wall Street indices lower, along with precious and base metals and oil. At 0830 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was 50 points lower at 4,841. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2009
The Australian sharemarket was marginally higher at noon with positive results in the resources and financial sectors. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 9.5 points higher, by 0.2 per cent, at 4,683, while the broader All Ordinaries had ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2009
The Australian stock market has received a mixed set of leads from Monday night's offshore trading session. While Wall Street finished higher and metals prices were firmer, the price of crude oil was weaker. At 0820 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2009
The Australian sharemarket was lower at noon with weaker financial and resources sectors offsetting gains in retail and consumer stocks. At 1200 AEDT the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 13.7 points, or 0.3 per cent, at 4,621.5, while the broader ...

BlackRock BGI merger completed

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2009
BlackRock has completed its merger with Barclays Global Investors, including Barclay's iShares exchange traded funds business. The combined firm will operate under the BlackRock name and the iShares brand will be retained. "Beginning today, we move ...

AIG rebrands as Chartis

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2009
AIG has been relaunched as Chartis throughout Australasia. Chris Townsend, chief executive of Chartis, acknowledged that the image of the insurance giant's parent company, AIG, has been tarnished followings the firm's trials during the GFC. "This is ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open stronger after a lift in European markets following the Dubai debt shock and after it became clear that Dubai's debt had had limited impact on local stocks. At 0704 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...