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Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2008
... Australian stock market fell over three per cent following large falls on Wall Street last week and dragged down by local banks. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 172.4 points or 2.95 per cent lower at 5399.7 points, while the broader ...

Chasing the deposit dollar

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2008
The increase and availability of wholesale funding dilemma is causing major headaches for banks, but investors long cash are reaping the benefits with some term rates passing eight per cent, more than a full percentage point higher than the official ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2008
... following a weak performance on Wall Street and continued negative commentary, particularly on higher borrowing costs for banks. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0745 AEDT, the March share price index futures contract was 144 points lower at 5,420. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 FEB 2008
... prices in London. "We're seeing Zinifex do well and some of the oil stocks are doing OK but on the whole it's really the banks that are leading the way down," he said. Mr Knight said the US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's warning that the troubled ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 FEB 2008
... market snapped a three-day winning streak on Thursday to finish in negative territory for the first time this week, with the banks weighing down the bourse amid expectations of another interest rate rise next week. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 was 116 points ...

Allco defends move

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2008
... this did not subsist. However, following the occurrence of this Review Event, AFG commenced dialogue with the syndicate banks to restructure the terms and conditions of this facility," Tom Lennox, AFG company secretary said in a statement. "A market ...

UBS redefines fixed income

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2008
... interest rate differentials. Fixed Income Plus should be considered a medium term investment and will be available through banks, specialist fixed income distribution houses and high net worth planning firms. Tim Yule, UBS head of fixed income product ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2008
The Australian stock market was weaker at noon, with the banks dragging the bourse lower on the prospect of an interest rate rise next week. At 1200 AEDT the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was 84.8 points lower at 5682.4, while the All Ordinaries had lost 78.7 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2008
... Institute of Company Directors. The Australian share market marked its third straight day of gains on Wednesday, with the banks and big miners making a run higher amid mixed earnings reports from other companies. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index ended ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2008
... was in line with "pretty lofty" expectations. "But they managed to meet it, which is good to see," he said. He said the banks continued their rebound, boosted by a positive earnings result from a major UK bank overnight. The banks were stronger at 1202 ...