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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2007
... lower following a weak US close and investors seemed reluctant to let go of speculation that BHP Billiton could make a takeover offer for rival Rio Tinto. However, over the weekend, ABN Amro resources analyst Rob Clifford told the ABC network that he ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2007
... down by a weaker Wall Street and falling commodity prices, with the big miners taking early hits following two days of takeover speculation. At 1017 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index fell 68.5 points, or 1.08 per cent, to 6287 while the all ordinaries ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2007
... record territory again with the retailers buoying the bourse, despite the big miners tumbling in the wake of earlier takeover talk. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index finished 14.5 points higher at a record 6355.5. The all ordinaries rose 13.8 points at ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2007
The Australian share market had eased back at noon today amid waning excitement over takeover speculation surrounding the big miners. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 Index down 19.4 points to 6321.6 while the all ordinaries slid 17.2 points to ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open higher this morning after a strong lead from Wall Street and takeover speculation surrounding mining giants BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto set to continue. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, at 0825 AEST, the ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2007
... back from its record high levels and closed in negative territory, with Qantas shares dropping after the $11.1 billion takeover bid for the airline crashed. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 31.3 points to 6304.4, while the all ordinaries dipped ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2007
... market opens this morning, consortium Airline Partners Australia is expected to release a statement over the stalled takeover attempt of Qantas. While those two stories will dominate financial news today, in other areas, ABS will release building approval ...

Good times to keep rolling for investors

... just about to get better with the cash inflow over the next few months ahead of the 'simpler super' reforms in June and takeover activity. "No one really knows the level of the expected surge in superannuation contributions and the final results of current ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2007
... likely to be today's main focus in equities news, with shares in the airline expected to plummet in the wake of the failed takeover bid. However, today fertiliser company Incitec Pivot Ltd also will report its half-year results. In other areas, the Australian ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2007
... Britain's leading shares ended up 0.82 per cent as oil and gas stocks supported prices while Hanson led gainers on hopes of a takeover for the building materials firm. The FTSE 100 ended 53.3 points higher at 6,537.8 as data from the Institute for Supply ...