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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2007
... points to 6427.8. NEW YORK - US stocks were driven higher by strong profits from large companies like Merck & Co and takeover news, turning around the sharp falls of the end of last week. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 92.34 points or 0.67 per ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2007
... cents at $2.60. In other market news, business communications company Salmat Ltd launched today a $318 million friendly takeover of information technology company HPAL Ltd (HPA). The offer of $2.725 per share has received the unanimous backing of the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2007
... highs. One of the biggest movers in morning trade was uranium miner Paladin Resources with investor interest sparked by takeover talk, Mr Whiting said. But interest in the miner flagged somewhat after it issued a denial that it had been approached by ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2007
... index closed up 0.3 per cent after hitting a near seven-year high, as investors picked up financial stocks boosted by the takeover battle for Dutch bank ABN AMRO. The FTSE 100 closed at 6,716.7 points, up 19 points, or 0.28 per cent, and up 26.6 points ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2007
The Australian stock market had surged into record territory at noon, with Rio Tinto's $44 billion takeover bid for Canadian aluminum producer Alcan underpinning solid gains in the resources sector. At 1200 AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was 44.5 points ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2007
... expected to open stronger today after a surge in US stocks, partly buoyed by Rio Tinto's $US38.1 billion ($A44.2 billion) takeover for Canada's Alcan Inc. At 0649 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index was 62 points higher ...

LPTs expand as sentiment dips

... calendar year to date. Last month, for example, US property group Brookefield Asset Management announced a $4.2 billion takeover bid for Multiplex, one of the largest property companies in the country. "You look at Westfield, they've just raised $4 billion ...

Economic round-up: Creaming cheese exports

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2007
... around 3.7 per cent. Robust commodity prices, a weak US dollar, relatively high interest rates and our private equity takeover boom have all supported the rise of our dollar and many economists expect it to climb higher. However, with the currency trading ...

Economic round-up: Another day, another record

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2007
As our dollar continues challenging its own records, and puts the squeeze on smaller mining companies, soaring takeover activity sees Australia join a world gone M&A mad. The Australian dollar strengthened almost 20 per cent against the greenback in ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2007
... Composite Index was 12.65 points or 0.48 per cent higher to 2,644.95. LONDON - Britain's FTSE 100 index rose slightly after takeover talk buoyed the market amid recent security concerns. The FTSE 100 closed 0.75 per cent or 49.2 points higher at 6,639.8 ...