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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
... economists' forecasts of a rise of 2.5 per cent. Financial, healthcare, and materials stocks led the market lower. Among the big banks, National Australia Bank was down 62 cents, or 2.5 per cent, at $23.87, Westpac was down 43 cents, or two per cent ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... rising seven cents to $13.21. BHP Billiton was down nine cents to $43.54 and Rio Tinto was 61 cents weaker to $80.34. The big banks all lost some ground. "The banking sector is continuing to drift due to global debt concerns," Mr Muller said. National ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... regulatory approval and shareholder vote but its a significant step towards completing the deal," Mr Fraser said. The big banks all lost ground, with National Australia Bank, which has the biggest exposure to Europe of the big four banks, pulling sector ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... unemployment rate rose to 9.2 per cent, continued to weigh on investor sentiment as well. All 30 Dow blue chip stocks fell, and big banks took heavy hits. Bank of America lost 3.3 per cent, JPMorgan Chase fell 3.2 per cent and Citigroup lost 5.3 per ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2011
... grounding. In the resource sector, BHP Billiton lost 18 cents to $44.27, while Rio Tinto fell 19 cents to $83.41. The big banks were mixed, ANZ shedding 14 cents to $21.71, National Australia Bank gaining four cents to $25, Commonwealth Bank losing five ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011
... latching onto that and becoming concerned that there's contagion coming through Europe again," Mr Herring said. Among the big banks, National Australia Bank the worst performer, losing 27 cents, 1.07 per cent to $24.87. Commonwealth Bank lost 52 cents ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
... won't be out for two weeks." BHP Billiton was up 11 cents at $44.13 and Rio Tinto had added eight cents at $83.23. The big banks all were marginally lower. Commonwealth Bank had lost 13 cents at $51.93, ANZ was steady at $21.94, Westpac dropped two cents ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
... stage." There was no major economic news causing the market to trade lower, he added. National Australia Bank led the big banks lower after falling 28 cents, or 1.01 per cent, to $27.56. ANZ Banking Group lost 23 cents, or 0.98 per cent, to $23.16, Westpac ...

Foreign shocks sparks IT scrutiny

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
... recovery, the active/active approach would improve that by using only two servers in each location. "For years now, the big banks have realised the flaws in the active/passive system and have implemented what we like to call an active/active system," ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2011
... supermarkets. On Monday, the Australian share market shrugged off earlier negative sentiment to close slightly higher as the big banks made up for softness in the resources sector. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index on Monday rose 9.8 points, or 0.2 per ...