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Morning market wrap: US Stocks Slump Friday As Confidence Wanes

US stocks closed sharply lower Friday, following a survey showing consumer confidence soured in early June. The University of Michigan's index of consumer sentiment dropped to 87.2 in June from 92.1 in May, in contrast to forecasts of a modest rise. ...

Centro sells 19.9% stake in AMP Shopping Centre Trust

Centro Properties Group today announced that it had returned all acceptances for its takeover offer for the AMP Shopping Centre Trust (ART). "Centro has now sold its initial 19.9 per cent stake in ART at a $35.5 million profit before costs," Centro ...

RBA may cut interest rates, economy set to weaken: ICAP

The RBA seems set to cut interest rates soon, as the balance of risks slowly tilts and the economy looks set to weaken more than expected, the latest ICAP weekly insight has forecasted. "In its testimony to the House of Representatives Committee last ...

Standard and Poor's announces July 2003 quarterly changes to A&P/ASX indices

Standard and Poor's, the leading provider of equity indices in Australia, today announced that it had finalised additions and deletions to the S&P/ASX 20, S&P/ASX100, S&P/ASX 200 and S&P/ASX 300 indices. The additions will be reflected in the starting ...

Westpac launches EUR500million (A$885million) fixed rate note

Westpac Banking Corporation has launched a five-year EUR denominated fixed rate note, it announced today. This is Westpac's inaugural fixed rate Euro currency Eurobond. The issue was sold to over 60 investors across Europe and Asia, many of whom were ...

Morning Market Wrap: US Stocks End Up On Signs of Improving Sentiment

US stocks posted a second consecutive gain, fuelled by a major brokerage house lifting its recommendation on International Business Machines Corp. and a cautiously optimistic tone in the Fed's latest "Beige Book". The Dow Jones industrial average rose ...

AMP updates demerger process

Ahead of the June 13 closure of the fully underwritten share purchase plan, the AMP board has provided an update on the progress of the demerger proposal, saying that it is still in the best long-term interests of shareholders. The group is on target ...

S&P Global 1200 revised to incorporate the S&P/ASX 50 index

Research, indices and ratings provider Standard & Poor's will revise the structure of the S&P Global 1200 index series to include the S&P/ASX 50, it has announced. Currently, the S&P Global 1200 covers the Asia Pacific region via the S&P Asia Pacific ...

Abacus launches new property fund

Abacus Property Group (ABP) has today announced the launch of the Abacus Diversified Income Fund that will be managed by Abacus Funds Management Limited, which now has over $500 million in assets under management. The new fund will provide investors ...

Babcock and Brown purchases $2.5 million of Biotech shares

International investment company Babcock and Brown has purchased 5.6 million shares of Biota Holdings, it has announced. The company's inaugural foray into the Australian biotechnology sector involves the purchase of $2.5 million worth in shares (7.5% ...