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Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2008
... Blue and Asciano are strong. There is a lot of contagion." Bt 1208 AEST the big four banks all moved higher. Commonwealth Bank of Australia had jumped $1.30, or 3.09 per cent, to $43.09, National Australia Bank lifted 99 cents, or 3.7 per cent, to $28.01 ...

This Week's Market Movers (21-25 July 2008)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2008
... area's cooling growth resulting from the higher interest rates and the more expensive currency, among others. In the UK, the Bank of England will release the minutes from its monetary policy meeting held on July 10 this week, along with UK June retail ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2008
... share market closed in the red on Friday despite a firmer Wall Street, with resources stocks dragging the market down and bank shares continuing to see-saw. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index shed 60.6 points or 1.24 per cent to 4,840.4, while the broader ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2008
... dissapointing earnings results after Wall St closed. US stocks had initially provided a strong lead after commercial and investment bank JP Morgan Chase released a lower-than-expected fall in earnings. But sentiment towards local financials was soured ...

US houses continue to burn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2008
... weak pricing power in the region. The report depicts continued slowing in the manufacturing sector in this region. Today, Bank of Japan takes centre stage with a scheduled speech by Governor Masaaki Shirakawa and the release of the Monetary Board minutes ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2008
... to open higher after US stocks ended positively on a stronger-than-expected earnings result from investment and commercial bank JP Morgan Chase and falling energy prices. At 0653 AEST on the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price index futures ...

Westpac restructures fin services and tech

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2008
... move to restructure the three business operations is in line with new chief executive Gail Kelly's strategy to improve the bank's service delivery to all their customers "with the explicit goal of earning all of their business", from home loan and personal ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2008
... contracts. Intersuisse equities director Andrew Sekely said local financial and property tickers were tracking good news from US bank Wells Fargo, but he remained reticent on whether the bad news for global financial stocks had fully worked its way through. ...

Inflation outlook dim

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2008
... the highest level since May 1992 - from 3.67 percent in the previous month. Expect more tightening by the European Central Bank.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2008
... cent, to 4,917. Today, Australian Bureau of Statistics merchandise imports data for June is released along with The Reserve Bank of Australia Bulletin. Woodside Petroleum Ltd tables its second quarter production report and SP AusNet Ltd holds its annual ...