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AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2006
The Australian share market should open higher following a positive lead from international markets and after reaching new highs last week. US stocks rose sharply on Friday, buoyed by higher profits from blue chips Microsoft Corp and Procter & Gamble ...

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The Australian share market could open a touch higher despite a negative lead from Wall Street with the futures market showing hope. US markets fell after disappointing earnings from technology bellwethers Intel Corp and Yahoo Inc raised doubts about ...

Spark electrifies market at $1.8b

Spark Infrastructure, one of the largest market floats this year, announced it has completed its institutional bookbuild, taking its total fully paid capital to just over $1.8 billion. The final fully paid price has been set at $1.80, which means that ...

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... the March share price index is 10 points weaker at 4605. On the day ANZ and St George Bank both front shareholders while Spark Infrastructure debuts on the ASX. On the economics front the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases September quarter dwelling ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2005
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly weaker as a poor lead from the US is expected to spark some profit taking, although precious metal stocks are likely to be firmer after a strong performance overnight. On the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

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The Australian share market is expected to open firmer as a surge in precious metal prices and continued strength in base metals are both expected to underpin the resources sector. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract ...

Daily Economic Update

The Australian dollar slid to its lowest level in a year, falling below US$0.73 in overnight trade, on the back of yesterday's reports showing the second consecutive monthly fall in Australian employment and a decline in inflation expectations. These ...

Daily Economic Update

Economic reports released today reinforce the outlook that the Reserve Bank of Australia will keep interest rates unchanged at 5.5 per cent in the 'foreseeable future.' The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that employment fell by 19,800 in October ...

ESSS call off industrial action and work bans

Emergency workers and the Victorian Finance Minister, John Lenders, have come to an "interim settlement" over a fund merger dispute that erupted last month. Emergency workers and members of the The Emergency Services Superannuation Scheme (ESSS) have ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2005
SYDNEY - the Australian share market is expected to open weaker as a poor lead from the US continues to weigh on the local bourse, which struggled for direction yesterday. A sharp fall in oil prices and stagnant precious metals suggest the resource ...