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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2011
... throughout the week," he said. The local financial sector was also 3.54 per cent higher, with all the major retail banks gaining ground. National Australia Bank was the strongest performer, up 4.8 per cent to $22.17. Making news on Tuesday, Telstra rose ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2011
... trade 1.4 per cent up, after a significant rebound in European bank stocks on Friday. All the major retail banks gained ground, with Westpac the strongest performer, up 2.35 per cent to $19.17. Energy stocks slipped 0.85 per cent after world oil prices ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
... allowed the typically defensive sector to outperform, rising 0.35 per cent. Making news on Tuesday, more than 4000 of Qantas' ground staff walked off the job in a four-hour work stoppage after last-minute talks with the Transport Workers Union (TWU) ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
... and profits that fell short of analysts' expectations. The news confirmed fears that RIM's BlackBerry devices are losing ground to Apple's iPhones and Google's Android smartphones. At a meeting in Poland, the euro zone's finance ministers decided to ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
... stocks were up 2.6 per cent, with all the major retail banks trading higher. The National Australian Bank gained the most ground, rising three per cent, or 67 cents, to $23.00. Turnover was 806.96 million shares changing hands for $1.76 billion, with ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
... incidences of industrial action as workers seek higher rewards from the copper price bonanza. Production and shipments ground to a halt at Freeport McMoran's Grasberg copper mine in Indonesia after thousands of workers began a month-long strike on Thursday ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
... energy stocks were the strongest performers on the market, up two and 2.2 per cent respectively. Westpac gained the most ground of the major retail banks, rising 2.8 per cent to $19.45. In the energy sector, Origin Energy added 19 cents, or 1.5 per cent ...

APRA drafts new super guidelines

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
APRA's guidance on contribution, benefit accrual and payment standards are facing changes after the regulator released two new draft guidelines on the legislative requirements. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released two draft ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
... at avoiding further state bailouts of lenders. BRUSSELS - After a summer of hell, the eurozone's divided leaders hit the ground running this week in crunch talks to save Greece from default and tame Europe's runaway debt crisis. BEIJING - China's trade ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
... firmer, while financials had advanced 0.03 per cent. Both sectors, which make up a significant part of the market, lost ground following the ABS data. The spot price of gold in Sydney was $US1,837.70 per fine ounce, down $1.05 from Wednesday's local ...