Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 11 - 20 of 30 results for "Mining shares"

Super fund awards natural resources mandate

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
... commodities, provides a favourable investment climate. "Particularly in selective, high quality agriculture, energy and mining shares," he said. Whitten said 90 West was in discussions with several other super funds, and hoped the mandate's 'tick of ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
... Monday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics is due to release lending finance for June. In equities news, Newcrest Mining shares rose 67 cents, or 2.75 per cent, to $25.00 after its full year profit rose 23 per cent due to rising gold prices. JB Hi-Fi ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2012
... cents, or 3.09 per cent, to $14.02. An $US11 jump in the price of gold in New York overnight supported Newcrest Mining shares on Thursday, Mr Chatterton said. Newcrest's stock gained 12 cents to $30.72. Major banks and financials were mostly stronger ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2010
... produce an up day in the market," he said. A lower London Metal Exchange (LME) Index was responsible for the falls in mining shares, he said. "The reason for (the lower LME) is disenchantment by the general investor in the US on where we are and where ...

First femme PM

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
... "The government is opening its door and I'm asking them to open their minds." The announcement would have boosted mining shares... they "may" be able to keep "all" of their super profits. Sorry to say, they didn't. BHP closed 0.7 per cent lower from ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2010
... a weaker yen, which is good for earnings. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks rose, following gains on Wall Street with mining shares and property firms higher. The benchmark Hang Seng Index gained 408.9 points, or 1.97 per cent, to close at 21,196.87 points. ...

ASIC catches short sale bungle

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2009
... Sydney-based investment firm, Droga Capital, from short selling for three months after the company's director tried to sell mining shares he did not own. ASIC alleges the firm's sole director Daniel Droga, on behalf of Droga Capital, entered a short ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
... LONDON - Europe's major bourses extended their rally, posting fresh gains thanks to positive trading in banking and mining shares. In London, the FTSE 100 index climbed 31.6, or 0.58 per cent, to close at 5,486.10. FRANKFURT - The Dax added 42.69, or ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2008
... FTSE 100 ended more than two percent higher as US jobs data helped extend gains late in the session, with banks and mining shares leading the charge. The FTSE 100 closed at 6,215.5 points, up 128.2 or 2.11 per cent. It was also up 124.1 points for the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2008
... index slipped 0.3 per cent as Royal Bank of Scotland led banks lower after unveiling a hefty rights issue, while mining shares rose on strong metal prices. The FTSE 100 ended down 18.3 points at 6,034.7. FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended at 6728.3 points ...