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Midday market wrap: Local stocks edge lower

... stocks. Rio lost 29c to trade at $32.71, while BHP Billiton shed 8c at the open and was trading at $10.45 by noon. The major banks were mixed, with Telstra and AMP also easing from Friday's closing levels. But the bond market continued to rally, following ...

Banks, resources supported, telcos challenged : Citigroup

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2003
... with owning large-bank, Australian-dollar issues, provided for a marketweight view for the Australian major and regional banks. Mr Scott said credit concerns of a property-led credit and revenue slowdown are overstated, especially for the major banks. ...

RMG acquires $92 million debt from NAB

... receivables management group's strategy to diversify its revenue streams into acquiring non-performing debt portfolios from banks and utilities. "As part of this purchase process we completed stringent due diligence on the debt purchased and are confident ...

Midday market wrap: Banks keep ASX above water

AAP. COMMONWEALTH SECURITIES  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2003
... pretty bad day yesterday here, so we have probably accounted for last night's losses anyway," Mr Bligh said. "It is the banks that are holding up the market today." Stocks in the United States ended at their lowest levels in a month overnight, with the ...

ANZ still has some hurdles to jump in NBNZ aquisition

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2003
... the proposed acquisition would not substantially lessen competition in the market because of competition from other major banks. "While ANZ is continuing to investigate the strategic opportunity associated with the NBNZ, ANZ has not reached a decision ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares offer mixed performances

... wake of a fall in the US market overnight but offered few discernable trends. Performances were mixed among the big four banks, while among other key stocks Telstra made a slight gain and BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and News Corp were down. The benchmark ...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ords dragged down by CBA news

... stock market ended its strong run for the week today to close in negative territory, dragged down by News Corp and the major banks, especially Commonwealth Bank. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index closed down 3.2 points at 3218.1, while the all ordinaries ...

NYSE chairman resigns amid pay package turmoil

WITH AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2003
... accepted his resignation, the source said. The meeting, which included chief executives from Wall Street's largest investment banks, began shortly after the market closed. The resignation came a day after four major pension fund leaders called for Mr ...

Bendigo Bank shares soar to record highs

... million for the year ended 30 June 2003, with expectations of a similar improvement this financial year. "With the major banks' profit season coming up, people are tossing and turning whether to go back into some of the banks, so (Bendigo) is benefitting ...

Afternoon market wrap: Nikkei stock average closes high after peaking earlier

... high earlier in the day, after a rise in U.S. shares ignited another round of strong foreign buying of Mizuho and other banks. The Australian stock market closed stronger today with media and resource stocks benefiting from a strong rise on Wall Street ...