Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 5951 - 5960 of 6318 results for "Stocks"

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2004
... to find itself treading water again at the open, after another lacklustre lead from Wall Street overnight. US blue-chip stocks made gains, but the key indices did not strengthen significantly and the local market may find itself in a similar situation ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2004
Australian stocks look set to soften after falls in Wall Street overnight. The Australian share market yesterday closed slightly lower in lacklustre trading with the Anzac Day holiday in most states making for subdued activity. The benchmark S&P/ASX ...

Market Wrap

In Sydney today, Australian stocks are likely to climb a little this morning after Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan overnight soothed US market fears of an imminent rate rise and offered an optimistic economic outlook. Negative sentiment from ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2004
In Sydney today, Australian stocks are set to stumble after US markets dropped sharply overnight following comments from Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan that were taken to imply that interest rates there could soon rise. The Australian share ...

Market Wrap

Australian stocks should gain ground after blue chips on Wall St posted modest gains on Friday night, while base metal prices ended higher on the London Metal Exchange. Last Friday, a profit warning from National Australia Bank weighed down the Australian ...

Market Wrap

In Sydney today, Australian stocks could gain ground after blue chips on Wall St posted modest gains overnight. However, continued weakness in the price of oil and precious metals could lead to further pressure on resources stocks, which have fallen ...

Australian small cap stocks rise 4.7%

Australian small cap stocks rose 4.7% in the first quarter of 2004, outperforming both the All Ordinaries Index and the S&P/ASX 200 Index, according to stockbroking firm Intersuisse. This rise follows the strong 42% increase by the sector in 2003. The ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2004
... markedly overnight, which could put pressure on resources companies here today. It would be the third straight retreat after stocks fell yesterday amid confusion over News Corp's possible exclusion from listing concurrently on key Standard & Poor's indices ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2004
... benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index, which hit a two-year closing peak yesterday, added another 2.6 points to 3458.5. Australian stocks will likely lose ground at the open following falls on major international markets overnight. By 0652 AEST on the Sydney Futures ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2004
... of 0.7532/37. It traded to a low of $US0.7511 overnight and opened on its high for a second consecutive day. Australian stocks should hold their ground after a mixed bag of results on international markets overnight. The Australian share market finished ...