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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2008
... they can take part in the raising, purchasing at $16, which is a very attractive price." The bank's shares are in a trading halt and last traded at $17.88. Westpac said the capital raising would strengthen its balance sheet and position it for growth. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2008
... Ltd releases interim results, Boart Longyear Ltd provides a market update and Oz Minerals is due to come out of a trading halt. In Sydney, day two of both the 25th National Chartered Secretaries Australia Conference and the 10th Papua New Guinea Mining ...

Market Wrap - Midday

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2008
... per cent to 69 cents this morning. Among the banks, NAB sank $2.07 or 9.35 per cent to $20.08 after coming out of a trading halt while it conducted a capital raising, getting $3 billion. ANZ fell 36 cents to $15.54, Commonwealth Bank was down $2.02 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2008
... 29.580 MORE rlm/pe "The financial sector was down by about half a per cent," Ms Saly said. "NAB has been placed in trading halt as it tries to raise $2 billion in capital through an institutional share placement offer. "There are rumour that those shares ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
... US overnight and resources are trading lower," Ms Spencer said. Commonwealth Bank of Australia shares remain in a trading halt following the bank's announcement this morning of its agreement to purchase two local arms of UK bank HBOS, retail banker BankWest ...

Mahogany assesses Lehman exposure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2008
... of its $75 million Notes Series I ahead of possible financing issues with Lehman Brothers. The firm announced the trading halt two days ago and then officially suspended yesterday. According to a statement, Lehman Brothers Special Financing is the portfolio ...

America on its knees

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2008
... incur penalties. This is intended to prevent, or at least reduce, 'naked short selling. This reminds the FSIU of the trading halt rule implemented by the SEC in response to the stockmarket crash of 1987. This is intended to short circuit panic selling ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2008
... results are due from Caltex Australia Ltd. The market awaits a statement from ABC Learning, which yesterday requested a trading halt on its shares pending an announcement. Yesterday, the Australian share market closed lower after falls in the financial ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2008
... $66.30, Oil Search strengthened 21 cents to $6.35, and Santos ascended 77 cents to $21.85. Beach Petroleum was in a trading halt as it said it would carry out a $190 million capital raising to fund acquisitions in Egypt. Beach last traded at $1.67. Arrow ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2008
... the offer is very much undervaluing the company. "A few people were a bit shocked, especially after that two day trading halt. "People were expecting a different outcome."