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Midday market wrap: Australian shares higher

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2003
... holiday, the Australian market traded a little higher Monday morning amid quiet volumes. The rise was led by News Corporation, which was up 10c (almost 1.0%) to $11.16. While the major banks were mixed, the resources sector was generally stronger. The ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares drift lower in late trade

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2003
... Australian market drifted lower in afternoon trade, although ending the day 4.6 points up on Friday's close. News Corporation and resource stocks were among those to post gains on the day, while the major banks were mixed. The Australian dollar ended ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares close lower

... disappointing employment data pushed major US indexes lower overnight. The Australian market followed suit, led down by News Corporation and the big banks. The Australian dollar was broadly unchanged at $US0.6810, while the bond market was weaker. The ...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares open lower

... Michigan, which showed US consumer confidence slipped sharply in early June. The domestic market was led lower by News Corporation, with shares in the media conglomerate 20 cents lower at $11.80, The consumer discretionary sector was the hardest hit ...

News Corp and Telecom Italia in $871 million TV station merger

... Telepiu and Stream have merged and the combined platform has been renamed Sky Italia, which is 80.1% owned by News Corporation and 19.9% owned by Telecom Italia. The merged platform has two million subscribers throughout Italy and annual revenues of ...

Midday market wrap: All Ordinaries up despite banking losses

The All Ordinaries index was up marginally during the morning session, largely due to a $0.40 gain in News Corporation shares, pushing the price up to $11.05. The banking sector moved in the opposite direction, with all the majors retreating. Commonwealth ...

Afternoon market wrap: Banking sector drags index lower

... major banks lost ground, although in percentage terms Westpac was the hardest hit, declining $0.27 to $15.20. News Corporation was one the few winners, although it also lost ground in the afternoon session to finish at $10.92, $0.27 higher than Friday's ...

Midday market wrap: Air New Zealand loses 3.5% after ACCC verdict

The All Ordinaries continued to slide lower, dragged down by heavyweight News Corporation after it sealed a $6 billion pay TV deal in the US. The stock was a hefty $0.84 lower at lunchtime. Air New Zealand was another loser, dropping $0.02 to $0.41 ...

Afternoon market wrap: Market lifted by war news

... enjoying 1-2.5% gains across the board. But AMP conspicuously missed out on this upswing, falling $0.01 to $7.38. News Corporation also had another fruitful day, rising $0.36 to $11.70. All Ordinaries: 2841.60 (+45.30) Dow Jones: 8277.15 (+36.77) NASDAQ ...

Australian primary equity market falls 31% to $4.7 billion

... offerings accounted for over two-thirds of total equity raised, up to $3.2 million from $234 million last year. News Corporation's guaranteed exchangeable bond, which raised the equivalent $2.7 billion, was largely responsible for the strong growth in ...