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Petroulias to stand trail after appear decision

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2003
... schemes were rejected. He then allegedly pocketed a third of the purchase price for each plan sold, with payments made into a Hong Kong bank. On 3 March this year, after his lawyers appealed, NSW Supreme Court Justice Carolyn Simpson quashed the charge ...

Midday market wrap: Hong Kong shares rise, while All Ords hold onto gains

Hong Kong share prices rose 1.28 per cent in opening trade today, as hopes of economic recovery were boosted with the signing of the details of a trade deal with China, dealers said. The Hang Seng index gained 143.13 points to 11,284.41, shortly after ...

Macquarie Bank on track to lift profits

WITH AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2003
... first quarter profit for the three months to 30 June 2003 was "well up on last year", Mr Moss told the CLSA Conference in Hong Kong. He said business had been particularly brisk in the bank's asset and wealth management division as well as its investment ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares offer mixed performances

... benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was 12.4 points weaker at 3180.6, while the all ordinaries index fell 13.0 points to 3187.2. Hong Kong currency markets priced in a strengthening in the local dollar for the first time since late 2001 on Tuesday, reflecting ...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries close slightly higher

... significantly earlier in the day. The Nikkei average rose 59.02 points or 0.53% to 11049.13, whilst the Hang Seng index in Hong Kong lost over 1.06% in value in trading today or 117.35 point to 11022.70. Meanwhile the impending threat of Hurricane Isabella ...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries gain slightly

... points in trading today or 0.175 per cent whilst the Nikkei index had a good day's trading, gaining 174.22 points or 1.6%. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index lost 50.12 points or 0.46% in value. Meanwhile, the Commonwealth ministers meeting in Brunei commenced ...

Afternoon market wrap: Lacklustre performance by the All Ords

The All Ordinaries dipped 3.6 points in trading today or by about 0.1 per cent, whilst Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 45.48 points or 0.42%. Meanwhile the World Trade Organisation (WTO) conference in Cancun ended in failure as the international delegations ...

Midday market wrap: Australian stocks track US gains

... hefty special dividend. Small cap stocks dominated trading activity as investors switched from the larger firms. "You've got Hong Kong and Korea closed today, so a lot of people are not in the market, leaving only the speculative day traders and some ...

Midday market wrap: $A strengthens following ABS jobs data

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2003
... 10810.31 +0.00 Nikkei 225 10638.46 -217.86 Country Currency Buy Sell British Pound 0.4138 0.4143 Euro Euro 0.5886 0.5891 Hong Kong Dollar 5.1385 5.1395 Japanese Yen 77.1500 77.2000 New Zealand Dollar 1.1291 1.1301 Singapore Dollar 1.1510 1.1520 US Dollar ...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries trail lower

The All Ordinaries dipped lower by 23 points or about 0.72 per cent in trading today whilst Hong Kong's Hang Seng index rose 44.22 points or 0.41%. The Nikkei index plunged 309.99 points or 2.94% as technology stocks reacted badly to a video tape of ...