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Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2006
... Australia's fifth largest bank St George was up 21 cents to $32.69. US shares were mixed as the market digested a sharp spike in wholesale price inflation, but the strong momentum lifted the Dow blue-chip index to a fresh all-time record close. The Dow ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2006
... 5,559.7, and all ordinaries shed 31.8 points to 5,541.6. NEW YORK - US shares were mixed as the market digested a sharp spike in wholesale price inflation, but the strong momentum lifted the Dow blue-chip index to a fresh all-time record close. According ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2006
... robust profits, including investment banks Bear Stearns Cos and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Energy shares rose after a spike in oil prices caused by OPEC's decision to curtail production further. The Dow Jones industrial average was trading up 107.91 ...

IPO activity at record levels: Deloitte

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2006
A Deloitte report has found that an expected spike in initial public offer (IPO) activity in December will push the number of IPOs this calendar year to record levels, however the total value of all public floats will be virtually half the 2005 figure. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2006
... record of 5318.2 set in May. NEW YORK - US stocks closed higher overnight, with the Dow reaching another record close, as a spike in Altria Group's shares offset worries about the outlook for Boeing Co and General Motors Corp. A sharp rebound in crude ...

Suncorp bids for Promina and a national footprint

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2006
... Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) asked Promina to respond to market rumours of a takeover bid that saw shares in Promina begin to spike this week. The announcement has seen Promina shares up by around 15 per cent in today's trading and Suncorp shares ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2006
... The Australian share market closed higher yesterday, after resources stocks were buoyed by a rise in metal prices and a spike in the oil price. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 rose 12.6 points to 5076.2 points while the all ordinaries gained 13.7 points to ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2006
The share market is expected open marginally lower as a negative lead from Wall Street triggered by a spike in the oil price is offset by higher commodity prices. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0658 AEST, the September share price index contract ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2006
... combined with slower growth. The benchmark NZX-50 index closed down 7.70 points at 3645.99 following yesterday's 1.4 percent spike up. The NZSE All capital index ended 3.51 lower at 1051.16.

Mining managers wary of funds fleeing

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2006
... year on year. The top 40 made $60 billion with a 25 per cent increase in revenue to $296 billion, equating to a 72 per cent spike in market capitalisation at $1.05 trillion. PwC Australian mining leader, Tim Goldsmith, said the review indicated mining ...