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Government appoints Graeme Samuel as chairman of ACCC

... decision, including NSW, Queensland and ACT. "Graeme Samuel is supported by four governments and has the support of the Commonwealth," Costello said. "Now in those circumstances, he is clearly the preferred candidate and we've appointed him." He added ...

Commonwealth Bank remains confident of earnings growth

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has announced that it remains confident of achieving satisfactory earnings growth for 2002/03 as it continues to benefit from the housing boom. In an analysts' briefing, CBA chief executive David Murray said ...

Afternoon market wrap: Afternoon rally caps losses

... Ordinaries index made up some lost ground in the afternoon session to claw back some ground lost earlier in the day. Commonwealth Bank helped the recovery, adding $0.22 after lunch to finish $0.16 higher at $26.66. AMP finished at $5.05, down 2.7%, while ...

Midday market wrap: Promina continues to shine

... its per share value to stand at $2.07 at lunchtime. Losses across the major banks helped pushed the index lower. Commonwealth was the biggest casualty, trading down to $26.49, a loss of $0.31. All Ordinaries: 2921.90 (-2.50) Dow Jones: 8678.97 (-34.17) ...

Afternoon market wrap: Banks drag index to marginal loss

... gain of $0.06. Westpac was the only major bank to start the week on a positive note, climbing by $0.12 to $15.70. Commonwealth lost $0.30 to finish at $26.50. AMP was also a loser, dropping by $0.06 to $5.20. All Ordinaries: 2922.50 (-1.90) Dow Jones ...

Midday market wrap: Promina breaks $2.00, AMP edges lower

... to inspire much investor confidence. Banking stocks were mixed again. ANZ shed $0.26 to stand at $18.41 while the Commonwealth dropped by $0.12 to $26.96. However the National rose by $0.16 to $32.10 and Westpac climbed to $15.69, a rise of $0.09. All ...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries claws back some lost ground

... $5.16 during the day as a stormy AGM unfolded in Sydney (see earlier story). The major banks had mixed fortunes. Commonwealth and Westpac both fell, but ANZ and National rose to $18.67 and $31.97 respectively. All Ordinaries: 2931.00 (-12.00) Dow Jones ...

Economists welcome Government "backflip" on CGS

The Government's decision to end the uncertainty surrounding the future of the Commonwealth Government bond market has received a guarded welcome from economists. "The Government has done a complete back flip on this one," said Financial Standard chief ...

St George's $250m subordinated notes issue oversubscribed

... rate tranche was priced at a yield of 5.75 per cent equivalent to a margin of 87 basis points over the August 2008 Commonwealth Government bond or 70 basis points over 5 year swap. The management group featured UBS Warburg as lead manager and St George ...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries close on positive note

... its share value to close at $26.65. ANZ gained 0.6% to %18.47, while National Bank gained 0.7% to $32.07 while Commonwealth Bank lost $0.02 or 0.1% to $27.33. All Ordinaries: 2944.20 (+6.70) Dow Jones: 8588.36 (+56.79) NASDAQ: 1523.71 (+19.67) FTSE-100 ...