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Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2005
The Australian share market is expected to open sharply lower today as weaker global stock markets set a negative tone for the local bourse. However, solid gains in some base and precious metals, as well as iron ore price negotiations, could help underpin ...

What's the big deal with M&A?

... Underlying these figures has been has been the trend for Australian companies to buy locally. In September this year, ABB Grain merged with AusBulk and United Grower for a total of $1.1 billion. Australian companies have also been engaged actively on ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2004
... index contract, a key indicator for the day ahead, was seven points firmer at 3943 on a volume of 1,070 contracts. Today ABB Grain unveils full year results while Macquarie Infrastructure Group and Evans & Tate front shareholders while Axa chief executive ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2004
In Sydney today the sharemarket is expected to open slightly firmer as strong base metal prices help to offset the lack of direction from the US markets. The December share price index contract, a key indicator for the day ahead, was steady at 3898 ...

Australian Agricultural Co reports net loss

... Polkinghornes butcher store businesses. The reasons for the reduction in earnings were drought related, including higher grain costs to feed cattle at AACo's two feedlot operations. AACo said since the announcement in December last year of the discovery ...

Drought slashed grain/sheep numbers: ABS

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2003
The drought slashed grain production more than 50 per cent and forced sheep numbers to their lowest level in 50 years, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said today. In a report on agricultural commodities, the bureau said wheat production fell 59 ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar opens weaker

The Australian dollar opened slightly weaker today, following other major currencies in failing to react to strong US economic data released overnight, an analyst said. At 0700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7184/89 compared with yesterday's ...

ABS releases results for agriculture sector of 2001-02

... (up 28% to $1.7 billion), cotton (up 2% to $1.3 billion), sugar cane for crushing (up 51% to $989 million) and oats for grain (up 81% to $251 million).

ACCC accepts GrainCorp undertakings

... that Grainco would not retain its interest in ABA. ABA is a joint venture between Grainco and AusBulk Ltd, which owns 10-grain storage and handling facilities in Victoria and NSW, and a 50 per cent interest in the Melbourne Grain Terminal (with the other ...