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Midday Market Wrap: Wall Street encourages Australian shares; dollar strong

The Australian share market, led by the banks, media and miners, continued to move higher to noon, encouraged by the solid rise on Wall Street overnight. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index improved 27.8 points to 3187.0 while the all ordinaries added 27.6 ...

Midday market wrap: Local stocks edge lower

Australian shares traded lower in the morning session, following further losses Friday in major overseas markets. US markets have continued to slide on fears third quarter earnings results will fall short of investor expectations. Locally, the market ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares offer mixed performances

The Australian share market finished lower today in the wake of a fall in the US market overnight but offered few discernable trends. Performances were mixed among the big four banks, while among other key stocks Telstra made a slight gain and BHP Billiton ...

Midday market wrap: Local shares, bonds stronger

Australian shares traded higher in the morning session, following modest rises overnight in the US. Resource blue-chip Rio rose a further 45c to $33.45, although BHP Billiton shed 6c to $10.67. Major banks posted a similarly mixed story, with Westpac ...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares push higher

The Australian share market was trading close to a 12 month high in the morning session, following strong gains overnight in major international markets. In the US the Dow Jones index pushed to the highest level in 14 months, while in London the FTSE ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares soften in afternoon trade

The Australian share market pared earlier gains during the afternoon session, although the All Ordinaries still managed to close 6.7 points higher at 3,165.0. The market was led higher by major resource stocks, including BHP Billiton and Rio. Other ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares lose ground in late trade

The Australian share market surrendered early modest gains, with the All Ordinaries index eventually closing 7.2 points lower at 3,143.2. Investors moved to lock-in profits on News Corporation, after the media conglomerate announced a positive earnings ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares end lower

The Australian share market sold off in the afternoon session, with the All Ordinaries ending the day down 1.8 points at 3,134.7. The slight fall stands in contrast with gains overnight in US markets, and was driven by the big four banks and blue-chip ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares end square

The Australian share market lost ground in afternoon trade, with the All Ordinaries index eventually closing a bare 0.8 of a percentage point higher at 3,165.5. The market was held back by an expected avalanche of company earnings reports later this ...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares move higher

The local share market traded higher in the morning session, following advances overnight in major international equity markets. The market was helped by a modest recovery in AMP, after two days of heavy selling on fears of compliance breaches within ...

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REI Super chief executive steps down

ELIZA BAVIN

REI Super is farewelling its chief executive Jarrod Coysh, after more than seven years in the role.

Former Brighter Super investment lead plots return

MATTHEW WAI

After a six-month hiatus, former Brighter Super chief investment officer Mark Rider is returning to the superannuation industry, set to join another super fund next month.

CGT, negative gearing changes to become a law

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

The government's tax agenda announced in the Budget overhauling the capital gains tax (CGT) discount and negative gearing have now passed the Parliament and will become law.

BUSSQ beefs up cyber security oversight

MATTHEW WAI

The Queensland industry fund has welcomed a cyber security expert to its board of trustees, bolstering its oversight on heightened cyber security risk.

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