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Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2004
... likely to open weaker as US markets lost ground across the board ahead of key economic data to be released there later tonight. By 0706 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange today, the June share price index contract, a key indicator of the day's trading ...

Market wrap

... overnight. The gains included a key technical breach of 1110 on the S&P500, but traders said US oil inventory data due tonight would be crucial. Indicating a strong opening on Wednesday, the Australian share price futures index was trading 27 points ...

CBA exits Bank of Queensland stake

... and until now BoQ's biggest shareholder since joining its register six years ago, confirmed the $105 million sale late tonight without giving a reason. An equities director at a major brokerage, who asked asked not to be named, said it was possible the ...

WRAP - Ratings agencies greet pre-election budget

... sweeteners", but one which maintains the country's strong economic position. Standard and Poor's (S&P) Ratings Services said tonight's Budget remained consistent with Australia's AAA rating. It said the government handed down a traditional pre-election ...

PBL announces takeover offer for Burswood Casino

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2004
... PBL (WA), currently holds 15.6 per cent of Burswood Ltd, the operator of the Burswood International Casino Resort, and tonight launched a bid which values the operation at $686 million. The subsidiary will make an off-market bid of $1.40 a share for ...

Macquarie raises $230 million for US infrastructure fund

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2004
... York Stock Exchange on March 26 and the listing would be formally announced with the ringing of the NYSE opening bell tonight New York time. Macquarie said MDF was a closed-end management investment company, investing mainly in listed infrastructure ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar, bonds weaker at noon

... the first markets in the world to trade since Hussein's capture made the news late last night. The US stockmarket trades tonight. On Wall Street on Friday, stocks rose, extending the blue-chip Dow's 18-month high closes, as positive profit forecasts ...

Midday Market Wrap: Weak financial sector puts pressure on local bourse

... dollar was slightly weaker at noon after a quiet morning trade as the market awaited key US economic data due for release tonight. At 1200 AEDT the local unit was trading at $US0.7345/50 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7348/56. The Australian bond ...

Midday market wrap: $A weaker at noon as market drifts without US impetus

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2003
... 0.7250 maybe in the next week. With the Americans off everything is pretty quiet and you'd expect London to be fairly quiet tonight through the European session." Australian traders seemed happy to stay on the sidelines ahead of retail sales figures ...

ANZ raises $3.4 billion in rights issue, bookbuild for shortfall

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2003
... The bank had targeted $3.6 billion through the issue and the $200 million shortfall will be achieved through a bookbuild tonight. "We are very pleased that 94 per cent of eligible shareholders have taken up the rights," ANZ spokesman Paul Edwards said. ...