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Midday market wrap: Local shares, bonds stronger

... morning session, following modest rises overnight in the US. Resource blue-chip Rio rose a further 45c to $33.45, although BHP Billiton shed 6c to $10.67. Major banks posted a similarly mixed story, with Westpac and ANZ both suffering small losses in ...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares push higher

... level since August 2002. The local market was buoyed by further strong buying of leading resource stocks. In early trade, BHP Billiton had added 26c to $10.81, while Rio was 55c higher at $32.75. Other major growth and cyclically-sensitive stocks, including ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares soften in afternoon trade

... Ordinaries still managed to close 6.7 points higher at 3,165.0. The market was led higher by major resource stocks, including BHP Billiton and Rio. Other sectors to strengthen over the day included consumer discretionary, health, information technology ...

Midday market wrap: Markets quiet in early trade

... slightly higher. The share market also made very modest gains during the session, underpinned largely by the resources sector. BHP Billiton was trading 15c higher at $10.45, while Rio advanced 31c to $31.86. But the banking sector was mixed and News ...

Afternoon market wrap: Resources push local market higher

... in afternoon trade, supported by strong gains among leading stocks in the resources sector. Rio surged 65c to $32.20, while BHP Billiton also added 25c to close at $10.55. Traders cited international buying on the back of further positive economic data ...

Midday market wrap: Local shares eke out modest gains

... Australian share market, News Corporation slipped 6c to $12.32 despite reporting a solid second quarter profit result overnight. BHP Billiton and Rio also made good ground, although the major banks were mixed. The Australian dollar also held onto a half ...

Midday market wrap: Local shares claw higher

... up 4 points on yesterday's close. Leading the market higher were blue-chip resource stocks, with Rio up 10c to $32.00 and BHP Billiton rising 6c to $10.11. The major bank stocks were mixed, with modest gains in ANZ and CBA accompanied by a weakening ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares end square

... interest rate cuts were off the agenda, and a mixed performance Friday in international markets. Major resource stocks Rio and BHP Billiton both ended the day lower, while of the major banks only ANZ managed to finish in the black. But News Corporation ...

fternoon market wrap: Local shares gain ground, but still end lower

... trade. There was little in the way of a broad theme to trading activity, with rises in Rio, ANZ and Westpac offset by falls in BHP Billiton, CBA and NAB. Similarly, News Corporation finished down while Telstra put on 2c. The bond market was also weaker ...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares, bonds a little firmer

... points higher at 3,119.8. Cyclically-oriented sectors were among those to record gains, including resource blue-chips Rio, BHP Billiton and media conglomerate News Corporation. But the major banks and other defensive sectors all suffered modest declines ...

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Another MWL adviser banned over Shield collapse

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

ASIC has banned another MWL Financial adviser Nicole Niu from providing financial services, controlling an entity that carries on a financial services business or performing any function involved in the carrying on of a financial services business for a period of five years.

Warakirri, LongView launch home equity strategy

MATTHEW WAI

Warakirri Asset Management and LongView are partnering to bring a new shared equity co-investment fund exclusively to wholesale investors seeking access to Australia's residential property market.

Swedish PE giant sweetens offer bid for Perpetual

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

EQT AB has sweetened its offer bid for Perpetual, after the financial services firm rejected the unsolicited takeover bid from the Swedish private equity giant earlier in the month.

Igneo opens private infrastructure strategy to advised investors

VINNY VUCAGO

Igneo Infrastructure Partners has launched its first private infrastructure fund for advised and wholesale investors in Australia.

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