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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2008
... to take a stake in BHP Billiton. At 1202 AEST, BHP Billiton was 71 cents, or 1.46 per cent, weaker at $47.85 while its takeover target Rio Tinto gained 79 cents, or 0.52 per cent, to $151.89. On Wall Street overnight, the Dow Jones industrial average ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2008
... in shares of Yahoo Inc on news that Carl Icahn is considering launching a proxy fight for the internet company after takeover talks between Yahoo and Microsoft Corp were abandoned. But Hewlett-Packard shares dragged on the Dow and S&P 500 as it struck ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2008
... expected. "St George Bank shares are helping to lift the market back into the black, coming back on line at a premium to the takeover offer by Westpac, up about 29 per cent in the first couple of minutes of trade," Ms Saly said. "We have seen a dip in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2008
... releases its third quarter sales results. Yesterday, the Australian share market closed higher as Westpac's proposed takeover of St George boosted the banking and financial services sector. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index gained 56.7 points, or 0.98 per ...

Takeovers Panel adds five

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2008
... Management, Suncorp Metway and two other firms were also appointed to the group. Meanwhile,14 existing members of the Takeover Panel were reappointed including Alastair Lucas, Goldman Sachs JB Were vice chairman and Peter Mason AMP chairman. "I believe ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2008
... cent, higher at 48.5 cents at 1204 AEST. BHP Billion added $1.06, or 2.36 per cent, to $46.01 at 1204 AEST while its takeover target and rival Rio Tinto found $1.46, or 1.13 per cent, to $146.86. Crude oil prices surged to new highs above $US123.00 overnight ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2008
... gaind 12.75 points, or 0.52 percent, to close at 2,451.24. LONDON - Britain's blue-chip index ended slightly higher as takeover talk boosted miners, while financials fell as the Bank of England left interest rates unchanged. The FTSE 100 closed at 6,270.8 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2008
... shares, while record crude oil prices lifted shares of energy companies. Speculation that Microsoft Corp could resume takeover talks with Yahoo Inc fed a rebound in technology shares. Yahoo gained 5.5 per cent, while Microsoft rose 2.1 per cent, leading ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
... Australian stock market closed higher underpinned by gains in the resources and energy sectors, as metal prices rose and takeover activity encouraged buyers. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 29.9 points higher at 5730.3, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Ironbridge to buy Bravura

Financial services software provider Bravura has announced a takeover proposal from private equity firm Ironbridge Capital which values the group at more than $270 million. Under the proposal, a company to be owned by funds advised by Ironbridge and ...