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Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2006
Banks and mining companies were shoring up the Australian share market at noon, spurred on by the banks' annual results season and a rebound in commodity prices. St.George reported a $1 billon plus result this morning, slightly above market consensus ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2006
Further evidence of a slowing Australian economy came yesterday with the release of ABS figures for the August sales of new cars, which fell by 2.3 per cent. Analysis of the data shows that passenger vehicle sales fell by 1.1 per cent, other vehicles ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2006
The Australian share market has continued its impressive opening to noon on the back of an overnight Wall Street rally, strong base metal prices and big-name local companies continuing to reveal their annual earnings. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

S&P turns spotlight on gold diggers

Canada's stock exchange operator TSX and ratings firm Standard & Poor's have announced plans to create the world's first Global Gold Index. Riding on the commodities boom, the proposed S&P/TSX Global Gold Index will be based in Canada but will track ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2006
The Australian share market should open firmer as a raft of stock-specific news, combined with an interest rate decision from the Reserve Bank of Australia expected to drive the local bourse. US stock, gold, oil prices and base metals all gained overnight ...

Westpac flags billion dollar play in residential REIT

Westpac is planning a billion dollar plus shopping spree in domestic residential property and has launched the first residential real estate investment trust (REIT) in Australia. The country's fourth largest bank has beaten St George and Macquarie Bank ...

Gold bull market set to continue: Baker Steel

The bull market for gold is moving to a new level while gold is actually the best performing currency. David Baker, co-founder of gold specialist manager Baker Steel Capital Managers, speaking at the Select Asset Management hedge funds forum this week ...

Westpac Staff Super changes its SRI policy on uranium

Westpac Staff Super has dropped its Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) policy ban on uranium mining stocks, to exclude only those companies who mine it 'directly' for weapons manufacture. The change to the company's SRI policy, in place since August ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2005
The Australian share market is tipped to open slightly firmer as the local market embraces results from mining company Rio Tinto, which yesterday reported half year earnings after the market closed. Rio Tinto said yesterday its interim net profit has ...

China iron ore demand still strong

Global diversified miner Rio Tinto said on Friday iron ore demand from China remained strong despite government efforts to cool the steel sector, and that it was giving greater thought to returning cash to shareholders. Rio, the world's second-largest ...