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Midday Market Wrap: Stocks weaker at noon

The Australian share market was marginally weaker at noon, as it looked for positives following a negative lead from Wall Street overnight. By 1201 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was 5.3 points lower at 3213.5 while the all ordinaries index fell ...

AMP expected to reveal rights offer details next week

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2003
Financial services group AMP Ltd is expected to reveal next week if its $1.2 billion rights offer suffered a shortfall. Some market watchers fear AMP might have had trouble attracting enough investors to its rights offer, which closed last night. An ...

HHG to be added to indexes

Ratings agency Standard and Poor's has announced changes to various Australian equity market indexes, pending the successful demerger of the AMP group. Effective from the close of business on 17 December 2003, HHG PLC will be added to the both the S&P/ASX ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar hits new six-year high

The Australian dollar posted a new six year high above 74 US cents overnight ahead of the US Federal Reserve's (Fed) decision to leave interest rates unchanged. At 0700 AEDT the local unit was trading at $US0.7414/19 compared with yesterday's close ...

AMP shareholders vote in favour of demerger proposal

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2003
AMP Ltd shareholders today voted overwhelmingly in favour of the troubled financial services group spinning off its ailing British business from its Australasian operations. More than 300 shareholders turned up to a special meeting in Sydney to vote ...

Business conditions strong, but confidence falls: survey

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2003
Business conditions continue to strengthen markedly to near record levels but expectations of more rate rises have led to a fall in confidence, a new survey has found. NAB's Monthly Business Survey, released today, showed business conditions improved ...

Midday Market Wrap: Market lower at noon

The Australian stock market remained slightly lower at noon, despite a firmer session in the United States overnight. At 1204 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was down 2.2 points at 3222.9 while the all ordinaries index moved 3.8 points lower to ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar hits fresh heights

The Australian dollar rose to a fresh six year high overnight on the back of US dollar weakness to open stronger. At 0700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7399/04 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7384/87. It reached a record six year ...

Afternoon market wrap: shares dip lower

WITH AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2003
The Australian stock market dipped late in the session and ended lower today, after being buoyed by positive economic news and outlook from Treasurer Peter Costello and Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Ian Macfarlane. Major banking were mixed ...

Midday market wrap: shares edge higher

WITH AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2003
The Australian stock market opened in positive territory today as banks and major resource stock edge higher in response to positive economic outlook. By 1010 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was up 11.8 points to 3241.6 while the all ordinaries ...