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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011
... concerns about the United States's own shaky economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 100.96 points (0.90 per cent) to close at 11,139.30, its third straight trading day with triple-digit losses. The broader S&P 500 fell 8.73 points (0.74 per ...

BNP Paribas closes in on $130bn AMP/AXA mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2011
BNP Paribas Securities Services is completing due diligence to secure the entire $130 billion custody mandate from the merged AMP/AXA Asia Pacific Australia and New Zealand. BNP Paribas has managed AMP's custody contract for the last nine years and ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2011
... decision from the local central bank. At 1200 AEST, the Australian dollar was trading at 105.27 US cents, down from Monday's close of 105.71 US cents. Since the open, the local unit has moved between a low of 105.02 US cents and a high of 105.52 US cents. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2011
... per cent to 1.029 euros. In Switzerland, Credit Suisse fell 8.13 per cent to 19.99 francs and UBS lost 6.52 per cent to close at 10.32 per share. Spain's Santander fell 5.94 per cent to 5.766 euros. HONG KONG - Asian markets have fallen sharply while ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2011
... time too, in Australia," he said. The price of gold in Sydney was $US1,879.80 per fine ounce, up $42.70 from Friday's local close of $US1,837.10. Trading volumes were also weak, as Monday is a Labor day public holiday in the United States, he said. Making ...

WA adviser receives jail sentence and reparations

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2011
... Goldenberg breached his obligations to the company by transferring approximately $1.5 million of investor money out of Mortimer Close Pty Ltd for his personal benefit. Investments in Mortimer Close were intended for a land development in Wellard, south ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2011
The Australian dollar was trading around one US cent lower on Monday morning, weakened by last week's poor US economic news. At 0700 (AEST) on Monday, the Australian dollar was trading at 106.06 US cents, down from 106.94 US cents on Friday. ANZ senior ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
... Investments and Cockatoo Coal both post full year results. In Australia, the market on Thursday pared back earlier gains to close slightly higher, buoyed by telecom stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 11 points, or 0.26 per cent, at 4,307.5 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2011
... days and it's continued to carry on that momentum here today," he said. Mr Spiteri expected the market to steady to the close. Making news on Thursday, Qantas shares rose 2.5 cents, or 1.6 per cent, to $1.60 after ratings agency Standard and Poor's (S&P)revised ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2011
... while still ending the month of August with losses. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 53.58 points (0.46 per cent) to close at 11,613.53. The broader S&P 500 rose 5.97 points (0.49 per cent) to 1,218.89, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite edged ...