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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2007
... 2.1 per cent after the maker of mixed-signal microchips reported a rise in quarterly revenue but did not give a profit figure due to a review of its past stock options. Maxim shed 96 cents to $31.27. LONDON - The FTSE 100 index of Britain's leading shares ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2007
The Australian share market opened lower this morning on the back of a weak lead from Wall Street on Friday. At 1030 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was down 21.8 points to 5,809.9, while the all ordinaries index lost 20.5 points to 5794.5. On the Sydney ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2007
... basis the number of total dwelling units approved fell by 1.9 per cent over the month to now be 1.5 per cent below the figure of a year ago. From November to December private sector houses decreased in number by 2.3 per cent although this is still 0.5 ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open little changed on a flat lead from Wall Street and lower commodity prices. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0725 AEDT, the March share price index contract was steady at 5793. On the corporate front today ...

Small caps lead IPO action

... which 142 were small cap IPOs, according to the HLB Mann Judd 2006 IPO Watch. They raised an aggregate $5.8 billion, a figure lower than in 2005. The small cap IPOs delivered exceptional returns averaging 55.8 per cent, according to the report. "With ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open higher on a positive lead from Wall Street, despite patchy base metal prices. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0657 AEDT, the March share price index contract was trading up 23 points at 5793. On the ...

Salary sacrifice now three times more powerful

... existing rules, those under 35 years of age can place a maximum deductible contribution of $15,260 into their super. This figure includes the superannuation guarantee (SG) contributions automatically provided by their employer plus the salary sacrifice ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2007
... from November to December which was the largest decrease for eight months so that now sales are 0.3 per cent below the figure of a year ago. Large retailers experienced a 3.4 per cent fall which was the largest for a couple of years. This news continues ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2007
The Australian stock market at noon was still in record territory as investors were buoyed by lower-than-expected inflation figures. The market also was boosted by a solid lead from United States markets, and stronger prices for base metals, oil and ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2007
... September to the December quarter of last year by 0.1 per cent for which the latest data is available. When the national figure is calculated excluding housing, finance and insurance services there was a quarterly decline of 0.3 per cent although on ...