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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2010
... The deal values the ASX at $A8.4 billion, or $A48 per ASX share. Shares in ASX traded last at $A34.96, before entering a trading halt late on Friday. At 1201 AEDT, the four big local banks were stronger. NAB was up 56 cents, or 2.29 per cent, at $25.04 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2010
The Australian market has received mixed leads from offshore trading over the weekend, with equities markets in the US, Asia and Europe mixed, oil and base metals higher, but precious metals eased. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0627 AEDT, the December ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2010
The Australian market has received mixed leads from offshore trading overnight, with European equities markets strong, while Wall Street was flat to mixed. Commodities were lower and the US dollar rose. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0702 AEDT, the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2010
... BHP Billiton was up 29 cents at $41.17, while Rio rose 94 cents, or 1.16 per cent, to $82.15. Fortescue Metals was in a trading halt and last traded at $6.20. Mr Chatterton said Wesfarmers was a "highlight" throughout morning trade. Wesfarmers on Thursday ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2010
The Australian market has received strongly positive leads from offshore trading overnight. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0630 AEDT, the December share price index futures contract was 32 points higher at 4,664 points. In economics news on Thursday ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
The Australian share market was 1.3 per cent lower in intra-day trading, with offshore currency plays and China's surprise interest rate hike weighing on the market. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 63.6 points, or 1.37 per cent ...

Demystifying the "flash crash"

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
... declined and recovered in a matter of minutes. In a recent inquiry into the abnormal market behaviour, the US Commodity Trading and Futures Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) concluded that a large algorithmic sell order ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
The Australian market has received strongly negative leads from offshore trading overnight. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0657 AEDT, the December share price index futures contract was 37 points lower at 4,632 points. In economic news on Wednesday ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2010
... points, with 16,427 contracts traded. IG Markets dealer Chris Weston said the market had taken some lead from Wall Street trading overnight. "Obviously, there's an 80 per cent correlation between the US market and the Australian market at the moment," ...

KKR bids for Perpetual

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2010
... the proposal. The unsolicited bid comes at a time when Perpetual's share price is below its 2005 levels. The shares were trading at $57.43 in 2005 to reach $78.51 in 2007 - before dipping to $42.77 in 2009 and $28.55 last year. Perpetual's shares traded ...