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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2008
The Australian stock market had lost about $45 billion in value by noon, after Wall Street went into convulsions overnight following the rejection by lawmakers of a massive rescue of the US financial system. At 1215 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 had ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2008
The share market was lower at noon after Wall Street fell on the back of growing doubts over the effectiveness of the US government's proposed bailout of the financial sector. Locally it wasn't a sea of red though, with relief supplied by each of the ...

Game on for sustainability

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2008
Index firm FTSE has launched the Australia version of the established FTSE4Good Global index, which features the country's 'green' companies and is also a means to compare company best practice. The FTSE4Good Australia 30 Index contains Australia's ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2008
The Australian stock market was lower at noon, weighed down by the resources and banking sectors. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 35 points, or 0.7 per cent, to 4948.3, while the broader All Ordinaries dropped 30.7 points, or 0.61 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008
The Australian stock market was up at noon as News Corporation Ltd reported robust fourth-quarter and full-year results. In the US, the Dow spiked after the US Federal Reserve left interest rates on hold, assuaging some of the market's fears about the ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
The Australian stock market remained in the red at noon, dragged down by a negative lead on Wall St and a big profit fall at bank and insurer Suncorp Metway Ltd. US stocks slipped 1.8 per cent on weak readings on economic growth and rising jobless claims. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
The Australian stock market was higher at noon, up almost one per cent, driven by the mining sector and a rally in the US overnight. Wall Street extended its gains for a second day after an upbeat employment report from payroll company ADP made investors ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2008
The Australian stock market was up two per cent at noon, buoyed the banks and after a rally from the US overnight. Wall St rebounded a day after a steep tumble on a drop in oil prices and a rise in consumer confidence. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2008
The Australian stock market was down 1.6 per cent at noon, dragged down by the banks and after a disappointing lead from the US overnight. Wall St fell over two per cent after the International Monetary Fund said it couldn't yet see the bottom of the ...

Equator Principles still relevant: CFS GAM

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2008
The Equator Principles are still relevant and won't be superceded by the rising popularity of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment, according to Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFS GAM). Drafted in 2003 and revised ...