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Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2004
The Australian stock market is likely to open lower today tracking US markets which plunged overnight amid record oil prices. Overseas market movements in the short term are still dominating the local market as it gears up for the reporting season. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2004
The Australian stockmarket is expected to open weaker as US markets struggled to make headway despite a fall in oil prices overnight. As the domestic earnings season begins to pick up steam, investors will begin to focus a little more on domestic factors ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2004
The Australian stockmarket is expected to open weaker in morning trade as a poor performance on US markets is expected to flow through to the domestic session. However, with oil prices surging to record highs overnight, resource stocks could help limit ...

Incoming NAB chairman Chaney says he wants ego-free directors

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2004
National Australia Bank chairman-in-waiting Michael Chaney wants an ego-free boardroom when he takes over the troubled bank in September next year. Chaney, the outgoing chief executive of diversified group Wesfarmers, has spoken for the first time about ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2004
The Australian stockmarket is expected to open slightly firmer after US markets made another small gain overnight, allowing some buying momentum to continue. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract - an indicator of ...

US: New York oil hits all-time high of $US43.85

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2004
New York\'s main crude oil contract shot to an all-time high on Friday night as a financial crisis at Russian oil titan Yukos unleashed a fresh wave of speculative buying. New York\'s benchmark contract, light sweet crude for delivery in September  ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2004
The Australian stockmarket is expected to open slightly firmer today as stronger gold prices and positive performances from offshore equity markets on Friday set the tone for the session. However, with a number of major companies reporting earnings ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2004
The Australian stockmarket is expected to open firmer after a strong performance on European markets and a bid tone in the United States are expected to give the local market a solid lead in. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2004
The Australian stockmarket is expected to open firmer as some late buying in the US helped lift sentiment heading into the local session. Resource stocks should benefit from higher oil and commodity prices overnight, while those with an exposure to ...

BankWest appoints Rodger McArthur as managing director

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2004
Western Australian retail bank, BankWest, on Wednesday appointed senior executive Rodger McArthur as managing director, after he spent the past several months as acting MD. McArthur joined the bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS Australia (HBOSA) ...