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Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2013
... Commonwealth Bank was up 16 cents at $76.65 and National Australia Bank was 21 cents higher at $34.13. In the resources sector, mining giant BHP Billiton was up eight cents at $37.91, Rio Tinto had added 14 cents to $65.42 and Fortescue Metals was three ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013
... cents at $31.685, Commonwealth Bank jumped 61 cents to $76.71 and National Australia Bank was 36 cents higher at $34.06. In mining, BHP Billiton was 15.5 cents higher at $37.715, Rio Tinto had improved 49 cents to $65.31 and Fortescue Metals firmed five ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013
... remained steady after the Federal Reserve said it was considering tapering its stimulus in the coming months, while the mining sector was hit by poor global manufacturing data. News that first time claims for US unemployment benefits fell last week to ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
... $33.785. Clothing retail group Premier Investments added one cent to $7.80 ahead of its AGM. Uranium miner Paladin and mining services group Ausdrill both have annual general meetings on Thursday.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
... its Payments System board meeting. In equities news, Lend Lease Group, MacMahon Holdings, Automotive Holdings and Perseus Mining have annual general meetings scheduled. In Australia, the market on Thursday closed higher due to indications economic stimulus ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013
... Gibson Iron and Webjet have annual general meetings scheduled. In Australia, the market on Tuesday edged higher as gains by mining and chemical companies offset more falls by the major banks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index gained six points, or 0.11 ...

Parliament to address large financial services agenda

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2013
... end of the year and the inquiry will start in early 2014. At the same time, the Coalition will table the Exposure Draft Mining and Resources Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2013, which plans to repeal Labor's low income superannuation contribution ...

Industry leaders urge Abbott to keep super rebate

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2013
... published to coincide with the opening of Parliament today, the 44th in Australia's history. As part of its plans to repeal the mining tax, Tony Abbott and his government recently announced it would scrap the rebate, which is tied up in the same legislation ...

Nearly 50% of woman to suffer under LISC dumping

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2013
... ISA suggested a number of alternative ways of funding the LISC, which under Labor was funded by the soon-to-be-scrapped mining and resources rent tax (MRRT). Among the suggestions were: cancelling the superannuation co-contribution scheme, and rejigging ...

Market Wrap

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2013
... cut." Among the other major banks, the Commonwealth was 54 cents higher at $78.50, while Westpac was up 18 cents at $34.57. Mining giant BHP Billiton was down nine cents to $38.00 and Fortescue was four cents lower at $5.79, but Rio Tinto was one cent ...