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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2010
... 0702 AEDT, the December share price index futures contract was four points higher at 4,634 points. In economics news on Friday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics issues international trade price indices for September, and the Australian Office of Financial ...

KKR bids for Perpetual

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2010
... 2007 - before dipping to $42.77 in 2009 and $28.55 last year. Perpetual's shares traded at $30.97 at close of business on Friday, but increased to $38.40 earlier this morning following the announcement. KKR is one of the biggest private equity firms ...

Lower fees or lose advantage: ACTU

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2010
... trustees and in particular, to put continual downward pressure on fees that our members pay," he said at an AIST lunch last Friday. Lyons also criticised the 'scale equates lower fees' debate, and said he is "yet to see the real benefits of scale in ...

Queuing for QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2010
... managed a flitting kiss with parity against the greenback. According to reports, it briefly touched US$1.004 at 2318 hours Friday local time. And for an overall calibration of US dollar weakness, the US Dollar Index fell to its lowest level since early ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2010
... continues of the collapse of Octaviar Ltd, formerly MFS, and Djerriwarrh Investments Ltd holds its annual general meeting. On Friday, the Australian share market closed lower on profit-taking following Thursday's rally. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2010
... at 0735 AEDT, the December share price index futures contract was 10 points lower at 4,700 points. In economics news on Friday, the Australian Office of Financial Management conducts a tender for the issue of $700 million of Treasury Bonds. In equities ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2010
... precious metals prices had influenced the market. "We had a reasonable lead from the US and particularly with base metals on Friday," he said. "That has been reflected in our market today with BHP, Fortescue and Rio Tinto leading the market." Industrial ...

Bad news is good news is bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2010
... very soon have now turned into conviction. Wall Street is assured. Just look at the Dow -- it breached 11,000 points last Friday. And long-term US interest rates are falling too. As they should, with everyone and his dog trying to front run the Fed. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2010
... chief executive Gail Kelly and Telstra chair Catherine Livingstone at Australia Israel Chamber of Commerce luncheon. On Friday, the Australian share market mirrored a weak lead from Wall Street by closing marginally lower as investors took profits and ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2010
... up, particularly with unemployment figures here and interest rates being put on hold." Mr Russell said the main action on Friday had been playing out in the resources sector. At 1205 AEDT, BHP Billiton was down 12 cents, or 0.29 per cent, at $40.83 ...