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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011
... $52.13, and ANZ strengthened 32 cents to $22.81. In the retail sector, Woolworths picked up four cents to $27.21, and Wesfarmers, which owns Coles, put on 43 cents to $33.42. Insurer QBE nudged up one cent to $17.98 after it raised $US1 billion through ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2011
... releases its third quarter production report. Woodside Petroleum Ltd holds its annual general meeting. Coles owner Wesfarmers Ltd releases third quarter sales figures, Austar United Communications issues first quarter results, and Australian Pharmaceutical ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2011
... reporting a five per cent lift in third quarter sales. At 1220 AEST, shares in Woolworths were up 20 cents at $26.73. Rival Wesfarmers, which owns Coles supermarkets, was up one cent at $33.08. Also in news, Leighton Holdings Ltd's Middle Eastern subsidiary ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2011
... for the week ahead expected to be on sales figures due from two major retailers. Both Woolworths Ltd and Coles owner Wesfarmers Ltd are due to report third quarter sales this week, which may help offer some further clues about consumers' state of mind. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... 2011 quarter, after the company shipped a record 1.39 million tonnes in the March quarter. Diversified conglomerate Wesfarmers strengthened nine cents to $32.54 after it said second quarter prices for its metallurgical coal from the Curragh mine in Queensland ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2011
... higher than consensus estimates. "It is good to see some retail numbers that are slightly encouraging," Mr Saffer said. Wesfarmers, which owns Coles, fell 46 cents, or 1.42 per cent, to $31.88, while Myer Holdings firmed one cent to $3.20 and JB Hi-Fi ...

Future Fund climbs sovereign league tables

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
... total assets. It owns large holdings in the big four banks, BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, QBE Insurance, Suncorp-Metway, Wesfarmers and CSL. In February this year, the Future Fund trimmed its Telstra stake, and holds about 6.75 of the telecommunications ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011
... market. In economics news on Thursday, the Reserve Bank of Australia releases its quarterly bulletin. In equities, Wesfarmers managing director Richard Goyder will address a Committee for Economic Development of Australia luncheon. Myer Holdings Ltd ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
... over the next six months of trading. Woolworths shares dropped 11 cents to $26.39 in early trade, while Coles owner Wesfarmers was up nine cents at $32.69. Transfield Services said it is on track to deliver underlying profit growth of 10 to 15 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011
... respond if that continues." Mr Burrell also singled out positive reporting figures from the financial sector, plus Wesfarmers and Qantas lifting the Australian market. "Wesfarmers and Qantas results this morning are both very strong and that's providing ...