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Midday market wrap: Australian shares weaker

... 7c lower at $11.66 and the big four banks all weaker. Resource stocks were not spared, with market leaders BHP Billiton and Rio erasing recent gains. The Australian dollar crept higher in the morning session, after losing half a US cent in overnight ...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares modestly higher

... The major banks all posted good advances in morning trade, while News Corporation added 10c to $11.97. Major resource stocks Rio and BHP Biliton were also higher at the open. But the Australian dollar slipped during local trade. At midday the currency ...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares open higher

... Ordinaries had increased 27.4 points to 3,050.2. Advances were broadbased, including the major banks, major resource stocks Rio and BHP Billiton, and media conglomerate News Corporation. Japan's Nikkei 225 index was also up almost 1.0%, following a sharp ...

Afternoon market wrap: Stocks end square

... US exchanges. The late rally was led by the major banks, all of which finished up on the day. But News Corporation, BHP and Rio all pared recent gains. The Australian dollar ended the day at $US0.6585, almost half a US cent higher than yesterday's close. ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares lag offshore gains

... stocks both pushed the local market higher. The media conglomerate closed 29 cents higher at $11.49, while BHP Billiton and Rio both gained by over 2%. Major banking stocks all ended the day lower. The Australian dollar also continued to slide during ...

BT moves to fill small cap analyst gap

John Fernando BT Funds Management today announced that Glen Hoffman, the company's small capital analyst, is leaving to be replaced by an as-yet-unnamed "senior analyst" who is likely to be unveiled later this week. Hoffman's departure follows that ...

CBA hoping to have Custodial Services buyer in place by May

Paul Cully The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) is aiming to have a buyer in place for its Custodial Services business by May, it said today. "We are hopeful of having a preferred buyer in place by the end of the financial year," Paul Riordan, CBA's ...