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Tower to merge New Zealand businesses, seeks new CEO

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2004
... management business and list it on the Australian stock exchange. Shares in the company were down 1c at $2.24 in mid-morning trading today.

Investors flock interstate to escape NSW vendor tax

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2004
... single-property decisions. API president Greg Preston said the tax was being factored into pricing and purchase value decisions, trading options and alternative state acquisitions. "[the vendor tax] hasn't only impacted in NSW, it's also impacting on ...

James Hardie requests trading halt in shares

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2004
James Hardie Industries today requested a trading halt in its shares ahead of the release of a report by the NSW Government Special Commission of Inquiry into the Medical Research and Compensation Foundation. Commissioner David Jackson today hands down ...

European stocks tick higher on positive US inflation data

European stock markets ticked higher in yesterday's trading, buoyed by upbeat trading on Wall Street after data showed inflation rose less than expected, easing concern the Federal Reserve would abruptly raise interest rates. The London FTSE 100 index ...

New record set for 30 Day cash rate futures: SFE

... the Federal Election," SFE's general manager business development Peter Hiom said. "We are seeing the majority of the trading activity in the December 2004 and early 2005 contract months, in the post election period." The exchange's Target Tracker is ...

Qantas now more likely to be included in MSCI Aust index

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2004
... was cleared at $3.28 per share, with shares distributed to Australian and international investors. Qantas shares resumed trading on the Australian Stock Exchange this morning and by 1049 AEST were up by three cents or 0.9% to $3.36 on volume of 372 million ...

Business sector optimistic about future - D&B Survey

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2004
... expectations survey for the June quarter found the majority of company executives believe a rise in rates would not impact trading. \"The business sector seems to be at odds with the general community\'s fear of an interest rate hike,\" D&B Australia ...

Record month for options trading in August: ASX

The Australian Stock Exchange reported this week a new record average daily volume set for options trading in August. The ASX reported an average of 83,673 options contracts were traded each day in August compared with the previous highest average daily ...

Market Wrap

... today after the US dollar lost ground overnight on weaker than expected economic data. At 0700 AEST the local currency was trading at US$0.7043/48, compared with 0.7005/09 at yesterday\'s close. It reached a low of US$0.6981 and a high of 0.7077 during ...

NAB says it hopes to reopen FX desk soon

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2004
National Australia Bank said today it hopes to reopen its foreign currency options trading desk soon after a major overhaul in the wake of the rogue trading scandal. In a letter to shareholders, NAB chairman Graeme Kraehe said the bank is working with ...