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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2011
... the central bank has softened its outlook for domestic interest rates. At 1200 AEST on Monday, the Australian dollar was trading at 106.33 US cents, up from from 106.00 US cents at close on Monday. Since 1700 AEST on Monday, the local unit traded between ...

ASIC cautions industry after US broker tweeted into suspension

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2011
... services professionals must be vigilant with their web presence as regulators close in on the social spaces to ensure fair trading and no misconduct. Online financial communities and forums, blogs, Facebook and Twitter are emerging as the new frontier ...

ASX carbon tax ready and willing

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2011
... report. "ASX is perfectly placed to provide carbon price derivatives." The ASX has previously encouraged an emissions trading scheme (ETS), first evaluating the infrastructure required to meet the needs of an ETS through its subsidiary, the formerly ...

UK tech firm gives spine to newly competitive Australian market

FIDESSA AND ASX RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2011
UK-based technology provider Fidessa will provide the backbone for a new multi-market smart-order routing trading application for the Australian market in a deal announced today. The firm will provide the software and technology infrastructure for a ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2011
... dropped 1.7 per cent. Gold hit record highs amid the uncertainty, reaching as high as $1,607.45 per troy ounce in intraday trading. Oil-services giant Halliburton eked out a gain of only 0.1 per cent for the day, despite reporting that its profits had ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2011
... advanced 1.02 per cent. National turnover was 1.01 billion securities changing hands for $1.64 billion. Some 409 stocks were trading higher, while 415 were lower and 367 unchanged.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2011
The Australian market is expected to open higher after US stocks rose in the last hour of trading after Google said its revenue hit a record last quarter. At 0735 AEST on the ASX 24 on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was up ...

You can't handle the truth

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2011
... usually a stretch. There was good news - fantabolous news --out of debt-drowning Europe after the close of last week's trading. "European banks are clearly in a better position to absorb shocks," declared European Banking Authority (EBA) Chairman Andrea ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... shedding 2.5 cents to $1.83. Shares in the airline giant have dropped more than $1.00 since October 2010 which saw it trading at a high of $2.91. "We're seeing a continued weakness in Qantas as a result of the engineering strike, so increased uncertainty ...

ASIC heats up insider trading investigations

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... the corporate advice world on high alert after releasing a report stating it has doubled its investigations into insider trading in the past year. ASIC took over the role as regulator from the ASX in August last year and since that time has engaged in ...