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Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2004
... by the rise in base metals and commodity prices and relatively high interest rates. At 0700 AEDT the local currency was trading at $US0.7411/16 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7420/25. It traded between $US0.7364 and 0.7428 in the overnight session. ...

NAB chairman Graeme Kraehe quits Brambles board

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2004
... more time to the bank. Kraehe was appointed chairman of Australia\'s largest bank last month in the wake of the rogue trading scandal. He said then he would step down from a number of boards on which he sits, including Brambles and News Corp Ltd. However ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2004
... "patient" in keeping the rate slow to spur jobs growth, driving the US dollar lower. At 0700 AEDT the local currency was trading at $US0.7411/19 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7384/90. The Australian share market is likely to open weaker with futures ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2004
The Australian dollar gained after a choppy night of trading and looks to be forming a base at around $US0.7255, after falling there late on Friday. At 0700 AEDT the local currency was trading at $US0.7360/65 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7343/48. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2004
The Australian dollar recovered some ground at the start of trading today after last week falling to its lowest since December. At 0700 AEDT the local currency was trading at $US0.7365-70 compared with Friday's close of 0.7281/86. The Australian share ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2004
... Australian dollar has dived below 74 US cents for the first time this year, losing more than one US cent overnight in technical trading. At 0700 AEDT the local currency was trading at $US0.7381/86 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7428/33. It lost ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2004
... against the euro and sterling as profit taking on the European currencies continued. At 0700 AEDT the local currency was trading at $0.7503/08 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7569/74 US cents. From the close the local unit fell to a low of $US0.7455 ...

Trading Post good fit for Telstra

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2004
The $636 million acquisition of classified advertising business the Trading Post Group by Telstra Corp Ltd was a good fit for the telco's directories business, analysts said. But analysts and shareholder groups have raised concerns about the price the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2004
... sterling against the United States dollar overnight dragged the local currency down. At 7am (AEDT) the local currency was trading at 75.88 US cents compared with yesterday's close of 76.34 US cents. The Australian dollar traded between 75.87 and 76.58 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2004
... unchanged from yesterday as it held onto gains made against a weaker United States dollar. At 0700 AEDT the local currency was trading at $US0.7574/82 compared with yesterday's close of $0.7575/80. It traded between $US0.7555 and 0.7585 in offshore trading. ...