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Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2006
... points at 2370.88. LONDON - British shares closed strongly on expectations US interest rates will soon peak while Imperial Tobacco gained on merger speculation. The FTSE ended 45.7 points up at 6089.8, having earlier touched its highest level since February ...

Let's get ethical: Hunter Hall

... number of companies we can invest in is hardly reduced at all by our ethical screen. If you take out all the gambling, tobacco and other companies that we don't allow, we're not reducing the investment universe by a huge amount, and I really don't think ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2006
... sight of a fresh 4-1/2 year high, supported by strong bank stocks, but closed well off the day's best level as oil and tobacco shares fell. The FTSE 100 closed at 5,722.6 points, up 18.2 or 0.32 per cent. FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended at 5,548.91 points ...

Daily Economic Update

... cent. Apparel decreased by 0.4 per cent for its fourth decline in the last five months. Education, personal computers and tobacco all declined. Somewhat troubling was a 0.7 per cent rise in services with core services rising by 0.3 per cent. Housing ...

Market Wrap

... US stocks rose, with the Dow average boosted by gains in Altria after the US Supreme Court's favorable ruling for the tobacco industry and a rally in General Motors shares following a union deal to cut health-care costs. After the closing bell, shares ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2005
... Britain's top share index finished higher after Hurricane Rita weakened on its approach to the US and shares in Imperial Tobacco hit record highs after the firm announced job cuts in Germany. The FTSE 100 index finished 27.9 points higher at 5413.6 points ...

Westpac Staff Super changes its SRI policy on uranium

... company's previously tightly reigned exclusion of stocks, it deemed "socially irresponsible". Companies trading in alcohol, tobacco or weapons have in the past been 'negatively screened' by the Westpac's SRI policy in a bid to invest in environmentally ...

Aust merchandise imports down 5.2% to $10.8 bln

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2004
... to $398 million. Imports of mineral fuels and lubricants improved 3.8% to $995 million, while imports of beverages and tobacco increased 5.6% to $75 million.

Aust merchandise imports fall 5.2% in April - ABS

... showed today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said imports fell almost $600 million, with only beverages and tobacco, mineral fuels and manufactured goods rising in the month. Imports of food and live animals fell to $398 million and machinery ...

Merchandise imports fall to $9.45 billion in February: ABS

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2004
... to $353 million, imports of machinery and transport equipment were down to $4.08 billion, and imports of beverages and tobacco dropped to $61 million. The figures are not adjusted to take into account seasonal influences.