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Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2004
... resources companies here today. It would be the third straight retreat after stocks fell yesterday amid confusion over News Corp's possible exclusion from listing concurrently on key Standard & Poor's indices in both Australia and the United States. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2004
... their portfolios for the end of the quarter. Yesterday the market finished marginally lower today, despite gains by News Corp and Woodside Petroleum. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index slipped 2.7 points at 3415.3 and the all ordinaries index dropped 0.5 ...

NAB chairman Graeme Kraehe quits Brambles board

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2004
... rogue trading scandal. He said then he would step down from a number of boards on which he sits, including Brambles and News Corp Ltd. However, Kraehe, formerly chief executive of wine maker Southcorp Ltd, does not intend giving up his chairmanship of ...

Kraehe to stay on at NAB and BlueScope only

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2004
... Australia Bank Ltd\'s new chairman Graham Kraehe has indicated he will this week relinquish his roles as a board member of News Corp, Brambles Industries and Djerriwarrh. Mr Kraehe, who recently replaced Charles Allen as NAB chairman in the fallout from ...

Shareholders expect NAB chairman to quit other roles

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2004
... found to have failed in its responsibilities. The ASA wants Mr Kraehe not only to give up his roles at Brambles Ltd and News Corp Ltd but also to step down as chairman of BlueScope Steel Ltd.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2004
... Street last Friday. On Friday, the market closed stronger, pushed along by solid performances from big resources stocks, News Corp and AMP. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was down eight points to 3322 by 0659 AEDT ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2004
... Yesterday, the Australian share market reached 18-month highs, helped by rising resource and bank stocks, a dominant News Corp and a rally on Wall St. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index closed 20.1 points higher at 3326.6 while the all ordinaries index ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2004
... Wall St overnight. Yesterday, Australian stocks ground higher on the back of major resources producers and media giant News Corp. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index rose 6.1 points to 3308.5 while the all ordinaries index added 8.3 points to 3320.8. In ...

Midday Market Wrap: Market up buoyed by strong gains on Wall Street

... a per cent higher in early afternoon trade, buoyed by strong gains on Wall Street overnight. Heavyweight media stock News Corp, the major banks and Telstra all pushed higher, offsetting falls in the resource sector. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was ...

Afternoon market wrap: shares dip lower

WITH AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2003
... Treasurer Peter Costello and Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Ian Macfarlane. Major banking were mixed while News Corp was lower. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index closed down 4.7 points at 3225.1, after trading as high as 3243.9, while the all ...