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Iron Ore price jumps 85 pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2008
... Tinto and BHP last night won an 85 per cent increase in the contract price for the iron ore they will deliver to Chinese steel makers. The iron ore price increase, which also applies to iron ore exported from Australia, matches the oil price rise that ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open lower after industrial metals and gold fell in overnight trading. At 0750 AEST on the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price index was down 13 points at 5,264. In company news today, Brambles ...

Market wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2008
The Australian share market continued yesterday's significant decline at midday as weaker industrial metals and gold weighed on the resources sector. At 1209 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 30.4 points, or 0.56 per cent, at 5,407, while ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2008
... Sydney to consider a proposed merger between private health insurers BUPA Australia Pty Ltd and MBF Australia Ltd. Bluescope Steel is holding a market briefing. On Friday, the Australian share market closed higher after strong gains from the banking ...

Five core banking systems overhauled at CBA

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2008
... the bank's IT group had been doing R&D on the project for the past two years and had developed a proof of concept (called Steel Thread) with a working capability from the CommSee branch system through to the back end.

Pengana rides global resources boom

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2008
... Global Resources Fund uses a range of approaches including long and short equity strategies across global mining, energy, steel and associated service sectorS. "The fund's performance is yet another example of what Pengana is able to achieve by partnering ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2008
... 1.33 per cent, to 4627.69. TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei average strengthened by over one per cent as bargain hunters snapped up steel companies. The Nikkei advanced 126.15 points to 12,658.28. HONG KONG - Hong Kong blue chips rose by 1.3 per cent led by financial ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2008
... Transfield Services, Ramsay Health Care, Dyno Nobel, Challenger Financial Services, Wilson HTM Investment Group, BlueScope Steel, Zinifex, Arrow Energy and Penrice Soda Holdings. On Friday, the Australian share market closed the week in negative territory ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower after both the the Dow Jones and Nasdaq slipped on Friday, ahead of a long three day weekend, as concerns mounted over a slowdown in consumer spending. At 0715 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2008
... building capped some losses. "CSR is up seven cents, (at $3.14) and I find that comforting," he said. "The big stocks in steel and cement, construction inputs are up." Bluescope Steel found 26 cents, or 2.32 per cent, at $11.46 while Boral added eight ...