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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
The Australian stock market was lower at noon with the resources sector taking the biggest falls as most sectors fell into the red. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 84.3 points lower, or 2.48 per cent, at 3,318.1 while the broader All ...

WA planning firm moves east

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
Sydney-based financial planning firms are set to face even more competition after Western Australian advice group, Indian Ocean Capital, announced plans to expand into NSW. Indian Ocean Capital is made up of 14 financial advisors in Western Australia ...

ASIC catches short sale bungle

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2009
ASIC has stopped Sydney-based investment firm, Droga Capital, from short selling for three months after the company's director tried to sell mining shares he did not own. ASIC alleges the firm's sole director Daniel Droga, on behalf of Droga Capital ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2009
The Australian stock market was lower at noon on Friday, pulled back by weakness in the banking sector following a negative lead from United States markets overnight. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was off 51.2 points, or 1.48 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2009
The Australian stock market was marginally lower at noon after falls in the resource sector. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was 25 points, or 0.7 per cent, lower at 3,534.1, while the broader All Ordinaries shed 18.1 points, or 0.52 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2009
The Australian stock market was marginally higher at noon, with the finance sector stronger but the big miners limiting gains on the local market. By 1208 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 16.5 points, or 0.47 per cent, at 3,530.8 while the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2009
The Australian stock market was almost two per cent higher at noon following strong gains across the bourse, after a modest rise on Wall St overnight. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was 61.7 points, or 1.78 per cent higher at 3536.1, while the ...

Africa wants slice of bail-out

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2009
Africa's leaders urge governments in the US, Europe and Asia to add an African component to their stimulus packages so the continent continues its economic turnaround after the GFC. "We call on rich countries to keep Africa in mind as they design programs ...

Former BHP chief makes history

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2009
Temasek Holdings has appointed Charles "Chip" Goodyear as the new chief executive of the company, making him the first foreigner to run the Singaporean sovereign fund giant. Goodyear, who retired from BHP Billiton in January last year, joined the Temasek ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2009
The Australian share market was lower in noon trade as the banks and big miners reacted to an erratic US lead. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 24.2 points, or 0.69 per cent, at 3,484.4, while the broader All Ordinaries index fell ...