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Afternoon market wrap: Shares gain more ground in late trad

The Australian share market continued to creep higher in afternoon trade, with the All Ordinaries index ending the day up 11.2 points at 3,135.7. News Corporation was one major stock to defy the broader market move, ending 3c down at $11.75. But the ...

Macquarie Office Trust announces 41% increase in net profits for the year

Macquarie Office Trust today announced a 41 per cent increase in net profits for the year to June 30,2003, from $72.8 million to $102.2 million. "The Trust performed well over the year, particularly in light of the challenging market conditions," said ...

Unemployment rate rises marginally in July

The unemployment rate across Australia rose from 6.1 per cent in June to 6.2% in July, or from 620,000 to 626,900, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said today. The ABS also said that employment figures revealed that there were 55,200 less people ...

Macquarie Office Trust reports 41% profit gain

WITH AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2003
Property investment group Macquarie Office Trust today forecast improvements in the commercial leasing market for the current year. The Trust booked a strong profit gain of 41 per cent in the year to June 2003, with a net profit of $102.2 million, despite ...

Reserve Bank keeps interest rates on hold for 14th month in a row

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has announced today that the official cash rate would stay at 4.75 per cent, the third longest rates freeze (14 months in a row) since it began announcing rate movements in 1990. Tim Toohey, senior economist at JW ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks dip on disappointing data

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2003
US stocks ended the week lower, as July employment and manufacturing data fell short of investors' optimistic expectations. But Treasuries also were unable to capitalise on the disappointing news, ending the day mixed to slightly lower. Earlier the ...

Morningstar awards three stars to Merrill Lynch's international equities

Morningstar has awarded a moderate three star rating to Merrill Lynch Investment Managers' (MLIM) international equities sector strength rating for its style neutral - 'enhanced index'. In its latest assessment of Merrill Lynch, the research house cited ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks up on strong data

US stocks climbed higher Thursday, buttressed by a slew of strong economic data and solid earnings reports from Procter & Gamble and Exxon Mobil Corp. The Dow Jones industrial average closed 33.8 points higher at 9,233.8, while the S&P 500 advanced ...

Retail turnover rises 1.1% in June: ABS

Turnover among Australian retailers and in the hospitality sector rose by 1.1% in June, according to data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The level of turnover was also 5.5% than in the corresponding month of 2002, the ABS ...

Macquarie shares jump to 12-month high

WITH AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2003
Macquarie Bank Ltd shares jumped to a 12-month intraday high today, after the bank said profits for the first quarter and first half of 2003-04 were tracking ahead of the previous year. "We have started the year well and expect both the first half and ...