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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2004
The Australian market is expected to struggle for direction after United States and United Kingdom markets enjoyed a long weekend. Yesterday, the all ordinaries ended 9.8 points higher at 3460.2, while the S&P/ASX 200 was up 9.7 points to 3456.9. By ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2004
The Australian sharemarket should struggle to make gains after falls in the blue chip stocks on Wall Street on Friday. The Dow Jones industrial average and the broader S&P 500 Index both lost ground in light trading. A report showed US consumers slowed ...

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Global equity markets rose as one overnight, with European, Asian and US markets all higher after world oil prices slid back below the US$40 a barrel mark. Solid US GDP data, printing at an annualised 4.4% for the quarter, up from 4.3% previously, also ...

NAB prices $670 mil 10-year subordinated debt issue

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2004
National Australia Bank on Tuesday priced a $670 million Lower Tier 2 fixed and floating rate subordinated debt issue maturing on June 2, 2014. The 10-year non-call five-year issue comprises two tranches. A $450 million tranche of 6.50 per cent coupon ...

Aristocrat shares up 12% after profit forecast

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2004
Shares in poker machine maker Aristocrat Leisure rocketed more than 12% higher in early trade after providing guidance for the first half. Aristocrat - which had previously provided no outlook for the first half - today said it expected a net profit ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2004
The Australian share market is likely to track sideways after a lacklustre session on Wall St overnight, but stronger commodities prices could drive resources stocks higher. In New York, key indices ticked in both directions. The broad Standard & Poor's ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2004
The Australian share market should get a boost from Wall St and open higher, continuing a winning streak that ran through most of last week. Higher base metals and precious metals prices at the weekend should also propel resource stocks, which ended ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2004
US stocks ended near the unchanged mark on Thursday as investors digested mixed earnings reports and weaker-than-expected manufacturing data. The Dow Jones industrial average was down just 0.07 of a point at 9937.64. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 ...

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The Australian sharemarket is expected to open in positive territory this morning, following a bounce on US equity markets overnight. All three major US stock indices scambled higher by the close of trade after the US Commerce Department released softer-than-expected ...

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On Friday, US blue chips ended slightly higher while the Nasdaq retreated on Friday, as worries about oil prices at 21-year highs and rising interest rates tempered positive earnings and economic data that underscored the economy's strength. Altria ...