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Aust banks amongst Asia Pacific region's top lenders

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2004
Australian banks were among the top 10 lending institutions for project finance in Asia Pacific for the first six months of 2004 with much of the activity concentrated in Australia.

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2004
The Australian market should benefit from a positive lead from the US and local gold producers should see renewed interest after bullion soared past the $US400 mark overnight.

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2004
The Australian share market is likely to retreat after significant falls on Wall Street and a slump in the gold price

Intersuisse says biotechs performing best since 2000

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2004
Australian biotechnology stocks were performing at their best since the technology boom of 2000, brokerage Intersuisse said today.

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2004
Trade on the Australian share market should remain fairly light today without a lead from Wall Street which was shut for the Independence Day holiday.

SFE to launch new range of international bond spread futures

The Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE) will launch a range of international bond spread futures, making it possible for the first time to trade cross-border bond spreads as one price, in one market at one time.

Market wrap

The Australian sharemarket will be under pressure from the open this morning, after all major US share price indices closed softer on Friday.

Bank stocks plunge after US rate rise

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2004
Bank stocks plunged yesterday after a rate rise in the United States stoked fears the same could follow here and curb the sector's growth

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2004
The Australian market is expected to head backwards at the end week as US markets all surrendered about 1% overnight and other offshore markets were also weak

Bumper year for ASX

The Australian Stock Exchange released its financial year-end statistics yesterday, recording an annual 16.8% increase in the value of the benchmark S&P/ASX-200 and a 17.7% increase in the smaller All Ordinaries index.