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ASIC catches short sale bungle

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2009
... 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, entered a short ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2009
... $14.45, while Lihir Gold added three cents or 0.84 per cent to $3.59. Gold stocks were higher across the board, with Newcrest Mining putting on 55 cents or 1.52 per cent to $36.85, and Newmont firming two cents or 0.3 per cent to $6.65. The spot price ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2009
... Management Ltd, Country Road Ltd, ING Office Fund, Servcorp, and Adelaide Brighton Ltd. In the US, gold digger Newmont Mining Corporation also releases full year results. Yesterday, the Australian share market closed more than one per cent lower following ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2009
... weaker overnight, sending resource stocks down three per cent" in late morning trade, Mr Sebastian said. The diversified mining giants were sharply lower. BHP Billiton had dropped $1.32, or 4.16 per cent, to $30.40 at 1209 AEDT, while debt-laden rival ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2009
... futures index was 20 points higher at 3,491. No economic data is due for release this Friday. In company news, Newcrest Mining Ltd reports half year results, as does Telecom Corporation of New Zealand. Mooter Media Ltd holds a general meeting. The Australian ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2009
... conference, and a separate conference titled Sustainability: The Next Economic Opportunity. The Environmental Management in Mining conference ends in Perth. The Australian share market closed in negative territory yesterday amid waning investor confidence. ...

Africa wants slice of bail-out

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2009
... Africa. Ezekwesili said the Vulnerability Fund would use the financial aid to help Africans who have become unemployed after mining operations closed, tourism slowed and foreign investors stopped injecting capital into the region. The Fund would also ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2009
... Computershare Ltd. Murchison Metals Ltd and Stirling Resources Ltd will hold general meetings. The Environmental Management in Mining conference continues in Perth. The Australian share market closed marginally lower on Tuesday weak profit results undermined ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2009
... jumping all over the place last night and ended up closing down, so no particularly strong leads for us today," he said. "The mining sector as a whole has been a bit weak and gold was back below $US900 dollars overnight. "Between the four majors, they've ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2009
... annual general meeting in Melbourne, while Victoria Petroleum NL holds a general meeting. The Environmental Management in Mining conference begins in Perth. The Australian share market closed higher on Monday led by banks and the resources sector. The ...