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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2011
... positive economic news from the US, and optimism around local data due today. At 0700 AEDT on Tuesday, the currency was trading at 103.75 US cents, up from 103.57 on Monday. Nomura chief economist Stephen Roberts said he anticipated a stable day on the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2011
... during the morning as investors took advantage of Friday's rally to lock in profits. "We have probably seen a little bit of trading profit taken on light volumes at the moment while the market is probably sitting on the sidelines," RBS Morgans Ipswich ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2011
... which reaped $1.7 billion when it went public in August 2004. Groupon offered 35 million shares priced at $20. Its shares, trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol GRPN, soared 30.1 per cent to $26.11. Bond prices edged higher. The yield on the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011
... recovered to trade at $US1.3787, up from $US1.3746 in New York late on Wednesday. The dollar was easier at 77.95 yen after trading at 78.06 yen. Borrowing costs for eurozone governments rose sharply, especially Italy, with Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
... retailer Country Road was unchanged at $3.20 as it said sales so far this financial year were down and it expected difficult trading conditions to carry on through Christmas. National turnover at 1207 AEDT was 698.3 million shares worth $1.64 billion ...

Congressmen agitate for US transaction tax

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
... however, were less enthusiastic saying it was another tax on Main Street to bail out Wall Street, it should apply only with a trading threshold test and that the size of US financial system relative to Europe means the US should not be looking across ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
... earnings while Boral Ltd holds its annual general meeting. In Australia, on Wednesday shares posted a third consecutive trading day of losses as optimism evaporated about the eurozone debt deal after Greece's call for a referendum on the plan. The benchmark ...

Westpac rise in cash earnings reflects strong results in retail and wealth

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
... down 2% on last year at $1.4 billion, which Kelly maintained was due to the "impact of volatility in global markets on trading income". "In summary, strong core earnings growth across our brands, supported by sector leading cost and risk management ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
... accept a second Eurozone bailout package sent jitters through markets. At 0700 AEDT on Wednesday, the Australian dollar was trading at 103.25 US cents, more than one US cent down from 104.47 cents on Tuesday. Since 1700 AEDT on Tuesday, the local unit ...

Derivatives broker MF Global in administration

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2011
... contracts for difference, foreign exchange and spread betting. On October 25, MF Global reported a $191.6 million quarterly trading loss after investing $6 billion in sovereign bonds issued by European countries. MF Global's credit rating was downgraded ...