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NZX trade delayed by technical problems

WITH AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2003
Trading on the New Zealand sharemarket was disrupted by computer problems this morning for the second time in little over a month. This morning's session did not begin at 10am due to what the NZX described as "technical issues". By midday when trading ...

Macquarie Airports record increased traffic for August

Macquarie Airports (MAp) has announced that its airports had shown an increase in traffic numbers during the months of August. "MAp is pleased to report that in August all airports in the portfolio showed an increase in traffic numbers when compared ...

Afternoon market wrap: Japanese stocks plunge to three-week lows

The Nikkei Stock Average of 225 selected issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange plunged 463.32 points in afternoon trade, or 4.23 per cent, to close at 10,475.10 - its lowest finish since 29 August when it ended at 10,345.55. The Australian stock market ...

Government confident of garnering Democrats support for unfair dismissals bill

WITH AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2003
The Commonwealth Government said that it was confident of winning the Democrats' support for its proposed changes to unfair dismissal laws, Workplace Relations Minister Tony Abbott said today. "I can assure you the government will reintroduce the bill ...

ASIC grants AMP 10 new FSR licences

Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has issued AMP with 10 Australian Financial Services Licences under the Financial Services Reform Act, the financial services group has announced. AMP applied for the 10 licences in August and said ...

New motor vehicle sales rise 1.3% to 79,316 in August: ABS

The number of new motor vehicles sales in August rose to 79,316 as compared with July's 78,316, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said today. This represents an increase of 1.3 per cent. The number of passenger vehicles sales in August was 51,866 ...

International merchandise imports rise to $10.88 billion in August: ABS

International merchandise imports rose to $10.88 billion during the month of August, driven mainly by a higher demand for manufactured goods, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) revealed today. The August figure is $264 million higher than the ...

AMP updates market on demerger proposal

AMP Chief Executive Officer Andrew Mohl has released an update on the progress of the company's demerger proposal to the market. "In late August 2003, the UK regulator the Financial Services Authority (FSA) released an industry consultation paper, which ...

Short-term overseas visitor arrivals for August dips 0.2% to 391,300: ABS

The number of short-term visitor arrivals saw a decrease of 0.2 per cent to 391,300, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said. The bureau said that 83,000 visitors arrived from Oceania and Antartica (which includes New Zealand, with 74,800), 73,600 ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks close higher

US stocks crept higher overnight, shrugging off news of a further rise in initial claims for unemployment benefits last week. But equity markets ware supported by a strong earnings result from software maker Adobe Systems Inc. and positive comments ...