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Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
... the major banks, Commonwealth Bank was $2.56 lower at $54.79, National Australia Bank had dumped two cents to $24.61, Westpac had sagged three cents to $24.47, and ANZ had given away 11 cents to $24.50. Bendigo and Adelaide Bank reversed 11 cents to ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2012
... or 3.0 per cent, at $55.595, after paying a final dividend of $1.97. The remainder of the big four banks were higher. Westpac was up 38 cents to $24.88, National Australia Bank had added 27.5 cents to $24.905 and ANZ was 13 cents higher at $24.74. The ...

Greens plan to fell Westpac-backed logging

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012
Greens senator Lee Rhiannon yesterday moved a motion calling on the Government to get involved in the debate over Westpac's financial backing of logging operations in the Solomon Islands. Earlier this week Westpac was identified as the guarantor of ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012
... ex-dividend on Monday, with investors wanting to hold on for the $1.97 distribution. NAB is up three cents at $24.29, Westpac has lifted 28.5 cents to $23.96 and ANZ is 29 cents better at $23.92. Among resources stocks, BHP Billiton is up nine cents ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2012
... ex-dividend on Monday, with investors wanting to hold on for the $1.97 distribution. NAB is up three cents at $24.29, Westpac has lifted 28.5 cents to $23.96 and ANZ is 29 cents better at $23.92. Among resources stocks, BHP Billiton is up nine cents ...

Bad news sells

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2012
... country) is interesting news too, it isn't that - but something closer to earth. It's news that's right here at home: The Westpac/Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment index dropped by 2.5% to 96.6 in August. Australia's wage price index rose by 1.0% ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012
... the Australian Bureau of Statistics is scheduled to release its labour price index for June quarter figures while the Westpac/Melbourne Institute Survey of Consumer Sentiment is due out. In equities news, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Chandler Macleod ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2012
... AEST. ANZ Bank shares were also weaker, down 12 cents at $23.68, while Commonwealth Bank fell eight cents to $55.61 but Westpac gained 4.5 cents to $23.535. Telecommunications carrier Optus suffered a slide in earnings and revenue during the first quarter ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
... Billiton was 19 cents higher to $32.35, Fortescue was 7.5 cents up to $4.47 and Rio Tinto was 30 cents higher to $55.15. Westpac was four cents up to $23.71, ANZ was 5.5 cents higher at $23.71, National Australia Bank gained six cents to $25.36 and Commonwealth ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
... major banks all opened higher. ANZ was up 28 cents to $23.62, National Australia Bank was 26.5 cents higher at $25.25, Westpac gained 24 cents to $23.54 and Commonwealth Bank was up 70 cents to $56.68. National turnover was 210 million shares worth $356 ...