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Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2008
The Australian share market was lower at noon, dragged down by Wall Street and consumer expectations of inflation, and by labour data. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 43.6 points to 5473.1, while the All Ordinaries had fallen 41.6 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2008
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher after Wall Street stocks provided no clear lead, base metals generally were higher, and gold and oil were up up on Friday. At 0744 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2008
The Australian sharemarket opened higher, led by investment firms Macquarie Group and Babcock & Brown, after US stocks gained the most in two weeks overnight on optimism the worst of the credit crisis may be over. At 1020 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2008
The Australian share market was higher at noon, boosted by financials and the prospect of another interest rate cut in the United States later tonight. The Dow Jones industrial average made a late comeback overnight, which also bolstered the local bourse. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2008
Australian shares had fallen at noon to their lowest level in 18 months, led by financial stocks, on signs of a deepening in the global credit crisis. The US Federal Reserve cut its lending rate to financial institutions on Sunday to increase the cash ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2008
Australian shares had surged by almost four per cent at noon led by banking stocks after the US Federal Reserve announced a $US200 billion liquidity injection into the financial sector overnight. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had gained ...

Mortgage managers sanguine over Macquarie exit

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2008
Mortgage managers and originators say they are taking the news of Macquarie Bank's decision to quit the mortgage market in their stride, insisting they had multiple funding sources and could replace the Macquarie funding without feeling any impact on ...

ING buys 37.5pc stake in Sentry

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2008
ING Australia extends its distribution business after buying 37.5 per cent of Perth-based dealer group, Sentry Financial Group. ING Australia (INGA) occupies a seat on Sentry Financial Group's board as part of the funding arrangement. Ross Bowden, INGA ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2008
The Australian stock market fell over three per cent following large falls on Wall Street last week and dragged down by local banks. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 172.4 points or 2.95 per cent lower at 5399.7 points, while the broader ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2008
The Australian stock market continued to trade in the black at noon following a firmer result on Wall Street on Friday. At 1205 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 73.9 points, or 1.31 per cent, at 5633.8 points while the broader All Ordinaries ...