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Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries close higher, Tower shares rise

Japanese share prices closed narrowly mixed today, with the leading index down 0.1 percent after giving up early gains on fresh concerns about the negative impact a stronger yen will have on exporter profits and the overall economy, dealers said. The ...

International trade deficit narrows to $1.9 billion in August: ABS

Australian exports of goods and services rebounded by five per cent in August, helping to push the trade deficit back below $2.0 billion, the Australian Bureau of Statistics has reported. In a tentative sign foreign demand may finally be strengthening ...

Moody's changes Ansell rating from stable to negative

Moody's Investors Service today revised the rating outlook on Ansell Ltd's Ba2 unsecured senior rating to stable from negative. It said the change in outlook is driven by more certainty surrounding Ansell's business environment combined with a strengthening ...

ACCC reject proposed air alliance, airlines to appeal

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) today denied approval for a proposed alliance between Qantas Airways Ltd and Air New Zealand Ltd. "The proposed alliance would be highly anti-competitive and offer little benefit to the Australian ...

Morning market wrap: US shares broadly steady

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2003
Major US share market indexes ended narrowly mixed, hampered by thin volumes and a renewed rise in bond yields. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 31.2 points (0.3%) to close at 9,317.6, while the broader S&P 500 inched up by less than a point to ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares end square

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2003
The Australian share market ended fractionally lower, surrendering earlier modest gains. The market lacked any real direction, with a power blackout pushing US equity futures down after markets posted reasonable gains during Thursday's regular trading ...

Australian banks jostle for pole position in NBNZ race

Despite two major Australian banks falling behind in the race to buy the National Bank of New Zealand (NBNZ), all New Zealand's five major banks may soon be in Australian hands. The field is narrowing in the race NBNZ with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia ...

August survey reveals a market bare of bears

Australian shares will show significant increases in value over the next six months according to both investors and financial planners sentiment regarding the share market, a survey has revealed. The Australian Investors Association (AIA) and Adviser ...

Morning market wrap: Dow closes at 5-week high

US stocks bounced sharply late Friday, spurred by economic data that again surpassed analyst forecasts. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 172.1 points (1.9%) to 9,284.6, a five-week high. The broader S&P 500 also rose 17.1 points (1.7%) to 998.7 ...

Morning market wrap: Tech sector drags US stocks lower

US stocks fell Thursday, as the market overlooked favourable economic data and focused on disappointing earnings news from tech bellwethers IBM and Nokia. The Nasdaq composite index suffered its biggest percentage fall in two months, losing 50.0 points ...