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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2011
... long-term as Japan rebuilds. "It may be long-term a good thing for Australia. We will probably export more iron or and more coal to help rebuild Japan, we may even export some steel if their steel making facilities are damaged," he said. Banking stocks ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
... commodity prices, which would bolster the resource-sensitive Australian dollar. "There will be greater demand, probably, for coal in Japan because of what's been lost in nuclear power," he said. Japan is racing to avert a meltdown of two reactors at ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2011
... smaller, second exchange lost 0.7 per cent to 1,302.65. Shares in medical instrument makers and wine companies led gains while coal miners and financials weakened. South Korea's Kospi extended losses after the central bank raised its key interest rate ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
... Boeing. Shanghai's Composite Index trod water however after rising 3.3 per cent over the previous three sessions. Chinese coal and gold producers led losses as world oil and gold prices slipped. In other markets, Singapore fell 0.35 per cent, Seoul closed ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
... rose 1.8 per cent to $HK11.10. On the mainland, the Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.12 per cent, with profit-taking among coal miners and oil producers offset by gains among property stocks. The Shanghai Composite Index, which covers both A and B shares ...

ASFA gains new strategy director

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2011
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has appointed Gordon Noble as director of government relations and strategy, a position he has begun today. Noble, most recently deputy chief executive for the Committee for Melbourne, will be responsible ...

Coalition introduces bill to abolish SG age limit

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2011
The Coalition opposition is again testing its power on the floor of the hung parliament by introducing a bill to abolish the superannuation guarantee age limit. The government only wants to increase the SG age limit to 75 from its current level of 70 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011
... attracting attention," Mr Leppinus said. "There were some reasonable results including Coca-Cola, WorleyParsons and Macarthur Coal." Shares in Coca-Cola Amatil gained 2.7 per cent to $11.68 after it increased full-year profit 10.8 per cent as the local ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011
... the December Quarter and Construction Work Done in the December Quarter. In equities news, AGL Ltd, APA Group, Macarthur Coal Ltd, WorleyParsons Ltd, Riversdale Mining Ltd, Perpetual Ltd, Mortgage Choice Ltd, Suncorp Group Ltd, Charter Hall Office REIT ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2011
... cents, or 2.86 per cent, at 90 cents after increasing full year net profit by 21 per cent on stronger nickel prices. Macarthur Coal fell eight cents to $12.44 after cutting its full-year production target by as much as 18 per cent after rain and flooding ...