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Afternoon Market Wrap: Stronger employment figures push ASX to highs

The Australian share market hit a fresh 16-month high today as resource giants BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto pushed higher and investors welcomed stronger-than-expected unemployment figures. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index climbed 8.2 points higher to ...

TXU appoints advisers to assess partial Australian float

Texan energy giant TXU Corp has appointed advisers to assess the proposed partial float of its Australian subsidiary. The Dallas-based parent company wants to keep a controlling stake in its Australian operations but is looking at ways to raise capital ...

AMP shares up on hopes of reinsurance sale

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2003
Shares in AMP Ltd rose by more than one per cent in early trade today amid reports that it could be close to selling its global reinsurance business for $600 million. AMP's shares were eight cents or 1.21 per cent higher at $6.70 by 1057 AEST. Analysts ...

Colonial supports PREIA managment of Lend Lease

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 OCT 2003
Colonial First State Investments Ltd has reiterated its support for Principal Real Estate Investors (Australia) Ltd (PREIA) to take over the management rights of Lend Lease US Office Trust (LLUSOT). Giant property developer Lend Lease is currently overseeing ...

Security technology firm Biometrics opens IPO

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2003
Security technology firm Biometrics Ltd has opened an initial public offering today to raise funds to develop sophisticated systems it said would have prevent recent Australian security breakdowns. Perth-based Biometrics is seeking to raise $2.63 million ...

GE pumps $98 million into Burnley development

Melbourne will be home to GE Australia's new $98 million financial services centre to be developed at the company's existing Burnley site. The move will create a least 1500 new jobs, confirming Victoria as a financial services hub in the Asia Pacific ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks trail lower overnight

The Dow Jones index and Nasdaq trailed lower in trading yesterday, with both indices losing over one per cent in value, whilst stocks in London also trailed lower by over 0.68%. The Australian dollar is a tad under the US$0.68 mark and is expected to ...

TXU to float Australian business to pay $3 billion debt

Texan energy giant TXU Inc is looking to float part of its Australian business in early 2004, to pay down nearly $3 billion in debt and fund growth. But the Dallas-based parent still wants to keep a controlling stake, according to its Melbourne-based ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks, dollar lower on recovery concerns

US stock markets pulled back overnight, with mobile phone giant Nokia warning of revenue weakness in the third quarter and as a growing number of investors begin to question the strength of the broader corporate earnings recovery. The Dow Jones industrial ...

AMP discusses capital raising plans

Media reports today of a capital raising by the company reconfirm statements made by the company at the release of its interim results on 20 August 2003, AMP Ltd said in a statement to the market this morning. Earlier today it was reported that the ...