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Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2004
The Australian dollar surged after the United States dollar dropped against the euro and the yen following a disappointing report on regional manufacturing in the Chicago area. At 0700 AEST the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7665/70 compared ...

IPO stampede could create headwind for market

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2004
The rush of initial public offerings (IPO) coming to the Australian share market were a sign of strength but could also slow down activity on the bourse, one investment manager has said. Last week saw another flurry of IPO activity as floats that were ...

NAB chairman Graeme Kraehe quits Brambles board

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2004
National Australia Board chairman Graeme Kraehe has resigned from the board of Brambles Ltd yesterday in the first of several director seats he has promised to leave so he can devote more time to the bank. Kraehe was appointed chairman of Australia\'s ...

Trading Post good fit for Telstra

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2004
The $636 million acquisition of classified advertising business the Trading Post Group by Telstra Corp Ltd was a good fit for the telco's directories business, analysts said. But analysts and shareholder groups have raised concerns about the price the ...

Southcorp dumped from S&P/ASX 50, Tempo dumped form ASX 200

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2004
Wine group Southcorp Ltd will be dumped from the S&P/ASX 50 index and Tempo Services Ltd will be dropped from the S&P/ASX 200, Standard & Poor's said today. Also ditched from the S&P/ASX 200, the Australian share market's benchmark index, will be Amalgamated ...

Tribeca eyes bigger market after rebranding

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2004
Financial services education company Tribeca Corp has rebranded all its products and businesses under the Tribeca moniker and said it would be moving into a much bigger market place. The company hopes the rebranding will boost its profile, revenues ...

IADB sells seven-year A$400 million bond issue into Kangaroo market

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2004
The Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) has sold a seven-year $A400 million bond issue into the Kangaroo market. Joint lead managers the Commonwealth Bank and RBC Capital Markets said the deal was priced at a re-offer spread of 12 basis points over ...

Westpac comfortable with market expectations

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2004
Westpac Banking Corp said today that it was comfortable with market expectations for the 2004 financial year as it met with institutional investors. At the same time the bank said that cash earnings for all business units in the year to date are ahead ...

Australian United Investment reports profit jump

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2004
Australian United Investment Company said dividends received through participation in share buy back schemes had contributed to a significant rise in first half net profit for 2003-2004. The equities investment group said revenue for the half year to ...

Telstra chairman denies Fairfax takeover was discussed

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2004
Telstra Corp Ltd chairman Bob Mansfield today denied that the telco's board discussed taking over John Fairfax Holdings Ltd at a meeting last week. "That certainly was not the case, and no such discussion occurred," Mr Mansfield told media. Mr Mansfield ...