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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2008
The Australian stock market continued to trade in the black at noon following a firmer result on Wall Street on Friday. At 1205 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 73.9 points, or 1.31 per cent, at 5633.8 points while the broader All Ordinaries ...

BT Insurance names head of life

BT Financial Group has appointed Phil Hay, formerly of MLC, as Head of Life Insurance, and promoted Sandra Hill to Head of Customer Relations and Operations. The appointments were the first leadership appointments to be made since Mark Smith was named ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open higher today as Wall Street gained ground on Friday. Base metal prices were mostly weaker in London, however, which could cap gains. At 0745 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2008
The Australian stock market was lower at noon dragged down by the financial sector, lower oil prices and worsening US manufacturing data. At 1205 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 69 points, or 1.24 per cent, at 5514.4 points while the broader ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower as Wall Street lost ground on lower oil prices and manufacturing surveys showed slower activity. Base metal prices were stronger overnight in London, however, which could help cap losses today. At ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2008
The Australian stock market was 1.1 per cent stronger at noon as solid earnings results from Telstra and Qantas lifted investor spirits and Wall Street provided a good lead on speculation of another interest rate cut. At 1201 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open higher according to the lead from Wall Street, but base metal prices were mixed overnight in London, which could weigh on the miners. At 0800 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2008
The Australian stock market was marginally lower at midday following a weaker Wall Street lead. The banking sector was slipping again after yesterday's gains and the big miners were flat despite stronger metals prices overnight. At 1210 AEDT, the benchmark ...

Hard landing if we don't heed RBA warnings

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2008
The Reserve Bank's (RBA) increasingly hawkish attitude to smashing inflation presents risks of a hard landing in 2009 if consumers don't quickly moderate their spending. "With interest rates going higher and higher the risk that they go too high - if ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower according to the March SPI futures index, but New York is trading higher on record oil prices and base metal prices were stronger in London overnight. At 0800 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...