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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2007
... shed 0.11 of a point to 2,626.60 LONDON - UK stocks fell on fears of rising inflation but ICI surged after rejecting a takeover approach from Dutch based Akzo Nobel. The FTSE 100 lost 28.9 points to 6,703.5. FRANKFURT - The DAX index rose 5.48 points ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2007
A sharp drop in base metal prices and Wall Street stocks are expected to drive the Australian share market down when it opens this morning. At 0653 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index was down 76 points to 6175. The Federal ...

Regulation of private equity unlikely to change

... Among those who made submissions were the Law Council of Australia, the Australian Institute of Company Directors, the Takeover Panel, the National Institute of Accountants, Securities and Derivatives Industry Association and the Council of Financial ...

Public companies should learn from private equity

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2007
... meet their own performance benchmarks, they could diffuse many of the claims used by raiders to justify a private equity takeover. This will, however, require a change in thinking among corporate boards, which can be controlled by conservative people ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2007
... record territory, 56.1 points up at 6419.6, beating the May 21 record of 6372.5 points. NEW YORK - US stocks rose, with takeover talk and higher energy prices overshadowing concerns surrounding a dramatic drop in the Chinese stock markets. The Standard ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2007
... sloshing around the system, and that keeps showing up in the market," he said. The retail sector was rattling along with takeover target Coles trading 17 cents higher at $16.88, and rival supermarket giant Woolworths up 20 cents to $27.94. Upmarket trader ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2007
... volume of 3,988 contracts. The S&P 500 reached a second straight record close on news of a $US6.8 billion ($A8.27 billion) takeover in the financial sector and data pointing to economic strength in the Midwest. But the Dow fell as gains were offset by ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2007
... generally, we've had a hell of a run and everyone is having a look over their shoulder." US stocks lifted last night on takeover speculation involving tech companies like Avaya Inc, but the gains were tempered by concerns about the Chinese market. The ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2007
... results and Adultshop.com Ltd holds its annual general meeting. Australian stocks ended higher yesterday, boosted by takeover activity and speculation. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index added 66.2 points at 6317.6 and the all ordinaries lifted 63.8 points ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2007
The Australian market has bounced back from last week's period of consolidation, driven by a lead from Wall Street and strong base metals prices. At 1015 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 Index had gained 39.7 points to 6,292.5. The all ordinaries rose ...