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Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2006
... December share price index contract added 15 points to 5457. Joseph Palmer & Sons client adviser Jeremy O'Gorman said the banks were again leading the market up. "Banks are still strong and leading the charge with resoures mostly up a little bit, but ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2006
... paper," he said. "The really interesting thing on the market today is that the resources stocks are getting belted but the banks seem to be doing quite well. The right royal blue chip stocks are doing well except the resources. "The resources are very ...

Banks take a softly, softly approach to electronic banking

WWW.THESHEET.COM.AU  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2006
Banks believe greater use of electronic banking services will result in a lower incidence of payment fraud, but they are taking a very cautious approach to change. Since October, amendments to the Uniform Consumer Credit Code have meant that a debtor ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2006
... Australian Stock Exchange. The Australian stock market closed lower yesterday, pulled down by weakness among most of the big banks as the ANZ bank went ex dividend. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was off 30.2 points at 5429.0, while the all ordinaries ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2006
... lifted official rates by a quarter of a percentage point to 6.25 per cent today, its third increase this year. The major banks were mostly firmer with National Australia Bank gaining 25 cents to $40.46, ANZ up 16 cents at $29.96, Westpac eight cents ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2006
The Australian sharemarket continued to reach new heights at noon with banks and resources leading the way, underpinned by strong gains on Wall Street. One stockbroker attributed the strong morning trading to the Melbourne Cup, with brokers and investors ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2006
Australian stocks were lower at midday as banks and resources lead the market lower after good performances earlier in the week. At 1200 AEDT the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 30.6 points at 5385.8, while the all ordinaries fell 28 points to 5355.6. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2006
... yesterday, boosted by the big mining stocks and with a solid profit result from St George Bank driving up most of the big banks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index rose 32.0 points to record 5416.4 and the all ordinaries gained 30.7 points to a record 5383.6. ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2006
Banks and mining companies were shoring up the Australian share market at noon, spurred on by the banks' annual results season and a rebound in commodity prices. St.George reported a $1 billon plus result this morning, slightly above market consensus ...

ING Australia disappoints

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2006
... not met the hurdle rate set for it, ANZ chief executive, John McFarlane, said yesterday. McFarlane said none of the big banks were getting "a lot of value" from their wealth management acquisitions because of the high prices paid for them. That being ...