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ABS releases data on household use of information technology

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released data on household use of information technology which reveals that 61 per cent of households had access to a computer at home (up from 44% in 1998), and 46% of households had some Internet access (up ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares soften in afternoon trade

... BHP Billiton and Rio. Other sectors to strengthen over the day included consumer discretionary, health, information technology and telecommunications. Defensive sectors, including financials, property trusts and consumer staples, all posted losses, as ...

Tower Group appoints two senior executives to NZ operations

... Tower Health and Life, Tower Insurance, Tower Life (NZ) and the operational functions of human resources, information technology, finance, actuarial and distribution. Previously Mr Bevin was managing director for Tower Group's asset management business. ...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares open higher

... the US overnight. At midday the All Ordinaries was 4.1 points higher at 3061.8. The gains were led by the information technology and consumer staple sectors, both posting advances in excess of 0.5%. Consumer discretionary and telecommunications were ...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares open lower

... down 0.9% just before midday. Among the few sectors to strengthen in morning trade were energy (up 0.6%), information technology (1.2%) and property trusts (0.1%). In the foreign exchange market the Australian dollar was buying 0.6688 US dollars, up ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares defy offshore markets, finishing slight

... index had slumped to 3030.6, down over 12 points from its previous closing level. The energy (up 0.8%) and information technology (up 1.1%) sectors were again among the strongest performing sectors, while consumer discretionary (down 0.7%) and telecommunications ...