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Business conditions strengthen significantly: NAB survey

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2003
Business conditions strengthened significantly in the September quarter, with confidence up sharply, according to the latest National Australia Bank survey. Business activity accelerated and there are encouraging signs the worst is over for rural and ...

ASX reports $19.4 million profits in Q1

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2003
The Australian Stock Exchange Ltd said today that it had achieved an unaudited profit of $19.4 million for the three months to September 30, 2003. This is the highest quarterly profit on record and is up 15.8 per cent on the previous corresponding period. ...

Maccquarie Airports peaks on Sydney Airport earnings jump

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2003
Sydney Airport has reported a dramatic rise in quarterly earnings, propelling shares in part owner Macquarie Airports (MAp) to their highest intraday levels in 16 months. Southern Cross, the Macquarie-led consortium which owns Sydney Airport, reported ...

Morning Market Wrap: US key indices up

The Australian share market is likely to make moderate gains at the open following a mild increase in key United States indices on Friday. By 0708 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange the December share price index contract, a key indicator of trading ...

Perpetual profits up

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2003
Perpetual Trustees Australia Ltd said today that profit for the first quarter is ahead of the same period last year. Chairman Charles Curran said this reflects increased fund inflows as markets continued to improve, and cost management. "I am pleased ...

Import price index dips 3.4% in the September quarter: ABS

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has said the import price index for all groups of goods, commodities and transactions had a negative 3.4 per cent change from the June quarter of 2003 to the September quarter. The change in the import price ...

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 ...

Merchandise imports rise to $11.49 billion in September: ABS

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said the value of international merchandise imports into Australia has increased to $11.49 billion in September, compared with $10.88 billion in August and $10.61 billion in July. Machinery and transport equipment ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar stronger

The Australian dollar opened stronger today, swiftly edging above the $US0.6900 level it reached on Friday after the United States dollar fell across the board. At 0700 AEST the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.6951/56 compared with Friday's close ...

Merchandise imports rise to $11.49 billion in September: ABS

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has said today that the value of international merchandise imports into Australia has increased to $11.49 billion in September, compared with $10.88 billion in August and $10.61 billion in July. Machinery and ...