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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2009
... 28 cents to $20.50 and National Australia Bank had appreciated 36 cents to $22.79. Making news on Tuesday, building materials and home products maker Alesco Corporation has posted a full year net loss of almost $13 million but says it's well positioned ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2009
... "The market is pretty reasonable. There is a fair amount of green stuff around, which we like on the market map. "The materials sector is quite good." The major miners were stronger, with Rio Tinto up 50 cents at $55.42 and rival BHP Billiton up 59 cents ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2009
... on the free market system. On Friday, the Australian share market closed in positive territory driven by gains in the materials sector on the back of stronger commodity prices. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 30.8 points, or 0.82 per cent, at 3,794.1 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2009
... compared to forecasts of 5.9 per cent, and gave the market an immediate 20 point lift. Mr Lewis said the energy and materials sectors were dampeners on the market following weaker oil and base metals prices overnight. "We've seen crude oil prices continuing ...

When ASIC knocks, answer immediately

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2009
... notice," said Sanders. "[ASIC will] identify in that notice how you can satisfy that obligation, either by providing materials to an ASIC premise or office, and they'll give you a timeframe to do that," said Sanders. "They have powers to view books or ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2009
... from a 130-point slide earlier. Falling commodities prices had spooked investors earlier, but prices for key industrial materials closed off their lows for the day. The Dow gained 1.36 points, or 0.02 per cent, to settle at 8,764.49. The Standard & Poor's ...

Rwanda calls for $770m fund injection

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2009
... construction industries in the country - product manufacturing. "Rwanda is currently the largest importer of construction materials in the region. This is because we have few manufacturers in the industry yet according to last year, the construction ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2009
... conference concludes in Canberra. The Australian share market closed higher on Wednesday led by the industrials and materials sectors, but a late sell-off in Rio Tinto capped the bourse's gains. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 12.7 points, or 0.34 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2009
... Securities, Michael Heffernan, said the fall was due to mixed commodity prices and a weak lead from Wall Street. "The materials sector is doing well," Mr Heffernan said. "It was a bit of a wishy washy lead on Wall Street last night." Mr Heffernan said ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2009
... Treasury bonds. In company news, wheat exporter AWB and brewer Lion Nathan release first-half results. Construction materials supplier James Hardie Industries releases annual results. On Tuesday, the Australian share market closed more than two per cent ...