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Midday market wrap: Banks keep ASX above water

AAP. COMMONWEALTH SECURITIES  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2003
Positive trading in the banking sector kept the Australian stock market above water at noon, following a nervous start and losses on Wall Street overnight. By 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was up 6.2 points to 3179.0, while the all ordinaries ...

S&P lowers Lend Lease rating to BBB

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2003
International ratings agency Standard & Poor's said today that it lowered the long-term corporate credit rating on Lend Lease Corp Ltd to BBB from A-minus. S&P also removed the rating from creditwatch with negative implications, where it was placed ...

ANZ still has some hurdles to jump in NBNZ aquisition

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2003
The New Zealand regulator may have cleared the way for ANZ Banking Group Ltd to acquire the National Bank of New Zealand (NBNZ) but there are still a few hurdles left for the Australian bank to jump. ANZ is the only bank ready to buy NBNZ from Lloyds ...

S&P reduces Carter Holt rating to A-3

WITH AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2003
Standard & Poor's has reduced New Zealand's second largest listed company's short-term credit and commercial paper rating from A-2 to A-3. S&P said it had reduced wood processor Carter Holt Harvey's rating as a result of a review of the company's 50.46 ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares offer mixed performances

The Australian share market finished lower today in the wake of a fall in the US market overnight but offered few discernable trends. Performances were mixed among the big four banks, while among other key stocks Telstra made a slight gain and BHP Billiton ...

Property market starting to ease: REIA

The Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) has said today that the booming property market might be starting to ease, although figures showed prices continued to rise through the June quarter. "Whilst there are some signs that the heat in the market ...

S&P says Coles result has no impact on ratings

WITH AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2003
Coles Myer Ltd's annual result was above expectations but would have no impact on the retailer's ratings or outlook, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today. The ratings agency said Coles Myer's underlying profit result of $455.6 million, up from ...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ords dragged down by CBA news

Tokyo share prices fell 0.86 per cent today in what dealers said was a technical correction to the market's recent sharp rise. The Tokyo Stock Exchange's Nikkei-225 index dropped 94.90 points to end at 10,938.42. The Australian stock market ended its ...

UFM widens wholesale portfolio with two new funds

United Funds Management Ltd (UFM), part of the SMF group, has established two new wholesale funds: the United High Yield Fund (UHYF) and the United Cash Management Fund (UCMF). "We aim to satisfy the change in investor sentiment towards more income ...

Moody's affirms CBA ratings following announcement

WITH AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2003
International ratings agency Moody's affirmed the ratings of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd (CBA) following news that it plans to restructure its business. CBA is rated Aa3 and Prime-1 for its long and short-term deposits, and B for bank financial ...