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Midday market wrap: $A weaker at noon as market drifts without US impetus

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2003
The Australian dollar was weaker at noon, caught in a tight range without impetus from the holidaying US market. At 1200 AEDT the local unit was trading at $US0.7215/20 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7235/40. The dollar reached a high of $US0.7233 ...

HHG CEO sees good investor interest in raising

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2003
The chief executive officer of AMP Ltd's UK-based operations said today he expects good investor demand in a proposed $246 million capital raising when the demerged company lists on the Australian and London stock exchanges on December 23. At a teleconference ...

NAB boss says UK operations in good shape

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2003
... the bank. "The difference... comes mostly from the fact of two different methodologies used to create the market value figure," a NAB spokesman said. "Two different methodologies and two different outcomes...but we believe our calculations are correct ...

Business investment likely to keep rising: ABS

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2003
Business investment was likely to keep rising in 2003/04, new figures showed today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said capital expenditure rose 4.1 per cent in the September quarter to $13.9 billion, with spending on building and structures ...

ASFA hails breakthrough in super fund fee comparisons

... revealed). They said that these differences have made it difficult for super funds to give a clear and comparable 'bottom line' figure on the fees they charge. The Chant West/ASFA analysis produces a single fee that is comparable between funds and between ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar drops further, bonds holds offshore price gains

The Australian dollar was weaker at noon and trading in a tight range after failing to react to strong US economic data released overnight. At 1200 AEDT the local unit was trading at $US0.7182/87 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7205/10. It reached ...

Building work done in September quarter rises 0.7 per cent: ABS

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2003
The value of building work done in the three months to September recovered 0.7 per cent, new figures showed today, after falling for the first time in two years the previous quarter. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said the total of $11.4 ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar opens weaker

The Australian dollar opened slightly weaker today, following other major currencies in failing to react to strong US economic data released overnight, an analyst said. At 0700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7184/89 compared with yesterday's ...

Morning Market Wrap: Investors expecting confidence boost

Investors will open trading on the Australian market today anticipating a confidence boost this week, with key construction and capital expenditure figures due for release. The week will also be dominated by crucial US figures, including third quarter ...

Midday market wrap: Local shares climb after gains overnight in US

WITH AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2003
The Australian share market opened higher today following a positive lead from key United States indices overnight. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was 8.2 points better off at 3189.6 by 1015 AEDT while the all ordinaries index had lifted 7.9 points ...