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Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012
... major banks have led the gains on Thursday morning following Commonwealth Bank's (CBA) record $7.1 billion profit on Wednesday. The CBA is up 58 cents to $56.63 after gaining a similar amount on Wednesday. IG Markets institutional dealer Chris Weston ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012
... cent in volatile trading that was exacerbated by very light volumes. The euro rose to $US1.2355 from $US1.2285 late on Wednesday in New York. HONG KONG - Asian markets closed mixed, with Tokyo the best performer as the yen weakened against the dollar ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2012
... major banks have led the gains on Thursday morning following Commonwealth Bank's (CBA) record $7.1 billion profit on Wednesday. The CBA is up 58 cents to $56.63 after gaining a similar amount on Wednesday. IG Markets institutional dealer Chris Weston ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2012
... while AMP, Invocare and Alumina are among those expected to announce first half results. In Australia, the market on Wednesday finished lower as nervous investors made for the safety of defensive stocks amid thin trading volumes. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012
The Australian stock market opened stronger on Wednesday, with a strong earnings report from the Commonwealth Bank giving the market a boost in the early session of trading. At 1018 AEST on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 16 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012
... Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street pared early gains to close similarly flat. At 0752 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract was up two points at 4,258. In economic news on Wednesday, the Australian ...

APA ups HDF offer

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
... from APA." APA's cash-and-scrip offer values HDF at approximately $1.3 billion, based on APA's closing share price on Wednesday of $4.85 a share. "APA's offer is clearly superior to the Pipeline Partners Australia offer for HDF," APA chairman Len Bleasel ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
... in Milan. In foreign exchange deals, the European single currency fell to $US1.2277 from $US1.2363 in New York late Wednesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly rose with data showing China's output slowed and inflation hit a two-and-a-half-year low ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
... sector posts gains after Rio Tinto predicted China would have a quick recovery in its pace of growth. At 1014 AEST on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 12.8 points, or 0.3 per cent, at 4,325.4, while the broader All Ordinaries index was ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
... year results, while Sundance Resources is due to give an update on the Hanlong takeover. In Australia, the market on Wednesday continued to rally at three-month highs, with broad-based gains from the financial, energy and mining sectors. The benchmark ...