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Afternoon market wrap: Local shares close higher

The Australian share market delivered a solid performance to finish higher today, driven by gains in resource stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index closed up 10.4 points at 3273.8, while the all ordinaries added 9.9 points to 3284.6. In resources ...

September retail sales may fall: economists

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2003
Australian retail sales may have fallen slightly in September although this was some consolidation after three months of strength, according to economists. Economists tip September retail trade figures, to be released on Monday, to fall marginally. ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar, bonds rally

The Australian dollar continued to rally to noon, scoring widespread interest to buy the unit as it defied rising US stock prices and a downturn in the euro. At 1200 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at its highs for the day so far, at $US0.7066/71 ...

Fight on for slice of ANZ rights issue underwriting

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2003
Financial institutions are jostling for the right to sub-underwrite ANZ Banking Group Ltd's $3.6 billion rights issue which will pay for the acquisition of the National Bank of New Zealand (NBNZ). ANZ last Friday announced it was buying NBNZ for $4.9 ...

ABS announces a 0.6% increase in the September quarter's CPI

There has been a 0.6 per cent increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in the September quarter of 2003, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said today. The bureau also said that the CPI had increased 2.6% for the year to September. The highest ...

ABS releases figures for producer price indexes for the year

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today released the latest producer price indexes, which showed 1.5 per cent increase in the price of final commodities for the year to September 2003. The index recorded a 0.5% increase in the same price value ...

Labor marks Anti-Poverty Week with new proposals

The Federal Opposition Labor party will mark Anti-Poverty Week with a commitment to convene a national summit on poverty and inequality and set targets for income, employment, health, education and community services as part of a whole government strategy ...

Building activity falls: ABS

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2003
Building activity fell in the June quarter for the first time in more than two years, new figures released today showed. Total building activity for the three months to June fell 2.5 per cent to $11.27 billion, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) ...

Overseas arrivals and departures data reveal slight upsurge: ABS

The latest data for overseas arrivals and departures has revealed a 0.4 per cent increase in the number of short-term visitor arrivals for the month of August, compared with the data for July. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures showed ...

Small caps fire investor interest: fund managers

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2003
Funds managers have noted renewed investor enthusiasm for Australia's small cap stocks, which continue to outperform the general market recovery of recent months. This week marks seven months since the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) and most Asian ...