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Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2004
... confuse investors heading into the weekend. Strength in oil and base metal prices could underpin some gains in resource stocks, although weakness in gold could weigh on producers of the precious metal. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share ...

Investment, broking houses put red pencil through bank stocks

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2004
Investment houses were putting the red pencil through banking stocks yesterday as the reverberations of last week\'s National Australia Bank profit downgrade continued to be felt. Since chief executive John Stewart stunned the market last Wednesday ...

AFIC says year ahead shaping up well

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2004
... Australian Foundation Investment Co (AFIC) on Wednesday said the year ahead was shaping up well and that it was looking for new stocks to invest in. The listed investment company reported its net profit for the year ended 30 June, 2004, had climbed 20.8% ...

Gates charity approved for investment in capital market

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2004
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has won government approval to invest in stocks and bonds under a plan that aims to attract foreign money to boost China\'s ailing capital markets, regulators said on Wednesday. The official clearance makes the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2004
... retailers are set to dominate with both Woolworths and Harvey Norman to unveil sales figures. Focus will also be on energy stocks, after another rise in the crude oil price on Friday.

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2004
... profit season as companies issue a flurry of obligatory earnings upgrades or warnings. The market will be eyeing a range of stocks today after this week\'s warnings, including National Australia Bank and Sons of Gwalia. It will also be looking to see ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2004
The local market is likely to track lower again at the open following a fall in US stocks overnight as investors remain cautious ahead of the reporting season which kicks off next week in Australia. Base metals picked up again overnight and could prompt ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2004
... later this week and next week as investors take direction from a host of US financial results due for release. Resource stocks are likely to lose some ground today with base metals and gold easing overnight. Investors will be watching Hutchison Telecommunications ...

S&P says working to understand changes to LPT indices

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2004
... Trust, and Westfield America Trust) and proposed merger of Lend Lease and General Property Trust. As a result, the two stocks may come to represent more than 50% of the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 LPT index, with the third largest stock, Stockland, comprising ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2004
... were placed in trading halts yesterday amid speculation of a double takeover by investment company City Pacific. Resources stocks could lose ground today with nickel and other base metals backtracking on the London Metals Exchange overnight. Gold companies ...