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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2006
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher, after a modest rise on United States markets on Friday. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0736 AEDT, the December share price index contract was up 25 points at 5,444. Today, Babcock and Brown Power ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2006
The Australian share market was weaker at noon, following a soft lead from Wall Street with traders sitting on the sidelines ahead of the latest US economic data tonight. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 20.6 points to 5444.6, while ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2006
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open lower following a negative lead from Wall Street. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0736 AEDT, the December share price index contract was down ten points at 5,444. Today, the Australian Bureau of Statistics ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2006
The Australian share market was slightly weaker at noon, as a negative resources sector cancelled out a strong morning session for the major banks. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down seven points to 5459.7, while the all ordinaries ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2006
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open lower following a negative lead from Wall Street and falls in commodity prices. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0756 AEDT, the December share price index contract was down five points at 5,450. Today ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2006
The Australian stock market was strong at noon with the big miners and gains in Telstra driving the bourse upwards. The market was also buoyed by Fairfax Media's move to acquire Rural Press and create a $9 billion media group. At 1205 AEDT, the benchmark ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2006
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher following a positive lead from Wall Street and stronger base metal prices. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0816 AEDT, the December share price index contract was up 25 points at 5,459. Today, the ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2006
The Australian share market was stronger at noon, buoyed by a positive lead from Wall St and higher metals prices. At 1203 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 26.5 points higher at 5451.4 while the all ordinaries lifted 24.5 points to 5437. On ...

IPO activity at record levels: Deloitte

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2006
A Deloitte report has found that an expected spike in initial public offer (IPO) activity in December will push the number of IPOs this calendar year to record levels, however the total value of all public floats will be virtually half the 2005 figure. ...

Beware of Christmas credit card fraud

Leading credit card research firm CANNEX has urged consumers to watch their credit card transactions over Christmas as high credit card usage over the period increases the chances of fraud. "In recent years, Australians on average spend between 15 per ...