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Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2004
The Australian dollar recovered some ground at the start of trading today after last week falling to its lowest since December. At 0700 AEDT the local currency was trading at $US0.7365-70 compared with Friday's close of 0.7281/86. The Australian share ...

ASX boss says super should be freed to fund infrastructure

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2004
The boss of the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) has called on the government to allow amassed superannuation savings to fund infrastructure projects here and overseas. ASX managing director Richard Humphry told a financial markets conference in Sydney ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2004
The Australian dollar opened broadly unchanged from yesterday as it held onto gains made against a weaker United States dollar. At 0700 AEDT the local currency was trading at $US0.7574/82 compared with yesterday's close of $0.7575/80. It traded between ...

Southcorp dumped from S&P/ASX 50, Tempo dumped form ASX 200

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2004
Wine group Southcorp Ltd will be dumped from the S&P/ASX 50 index and Tempo Services Ltd will be dropped from the S&P/ASX 200, Standard & Poor's said today. Also ditched from the S&P/ASX 200, the Australian share market's benchmark index, will be Amalgamated ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2004
The Australian dollar opened slightly weaker, as the United States dollar gained moderately against the euro after expectations of a rate cut in Europe were quashed overnight. At 0700 AEDT the local currency was trading at $US0.7503/08 compared with ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2004
The Australian dollar opened slightly stronger, regaining some ground after it tumbled to its lowest level for 2004 overnight. At 0700 AEDT the local currency was trading at $US0.7502/06 compared with yesterday's close of $0.7485/90. Offshore, it traded ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2004
The Australian dollar shed one US cent overnight and the euro had its biggest decline since its launch after United States dollar buying triggered panic selling of the currencies. At 0700 AEDT the local currency was trading $US0.7636-40 compared with ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2004
The Australian share market is likely to continue its recent good run and make solid gains at the open, reflecting stronger international markets overnight. At the close yesterday, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was up 20.8 points at 3381.4 - its highest ...

Super fund assets lift 2.2%: ABS

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2004
Superannuation funds' assets lifted 2.2% in the December quarter to more than $330 billion, according to figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The bureau said the assets of super funds had climbed 13% during the past 12 months. But the improvement ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2004
The Australian dollar open stronger this morning tracking a firmer euro over the weekend after a choppy session of trading. At 0700 AEDT the local currency was trading at $US0.7735/40 compared with Friday's close of 0.7703/11. In offshore trading it ...