The Australian Securities Exchange has stepped up pressure on would-be competitor LCH Clearnet in the emerging market for interest-rate derivatives clearing, signing up investment groups and state treasuries to help develop a service for ...
The Opel Mokka will join the growing number of pint-sized SUVs to be sold in Australia. General Motors’ German brand has finally confirmed the Mokka will join its local line-up, which currently comprises the Corsa city car, Astra ...
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The sharemarket rose 0.6 per cent yesterday as investors piled into banks to take advantage of their dividend yields, amid optimism the country's biggest lenders would report rising profits this week and next. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 ...
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THE sharemarket drifted in patchy trade to close marginally lower yesterday, rounding out an otherwise positive week that was characterised by improving sentiment towards the resources sector. BHP Billiton rose 2.8 per cent and Rio Tinto ...
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The sharemarket notched up its biggest gain for five weeks yesterday as the banks led broad-based gains thanks to lower-than-expected domestic inflation data and stronger offshore markets. The consumer price index rose 0.4 per cent in the ...
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The sharemarket surged 1.7 per cent yesterday as banks led broad-based gains following lower-than-expected domestic inflation data and stronger offshore markets. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 jumped 86.2 points to 5102.4 points as investors ...
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The sharemarket climbed to a five-week high yesterday as falling bond yields fuelled demand for high-yield stocks, offsetting the negative effect on miners of disappointing Chinese manufacturing data. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed up 1 ...
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SHARES climbed yesterday following a rally in Japanese stocks and as some analysts saw potential for the Reserve Bank to cut interest rates next month. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed up 0.7 per cent at a two-day high of 4966.6. The ...
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A BRIGHTER end to what was a torrid week for mining stocks helped carry the sharemarket to a modest 0.2 per cent gain yesterday. After making a bold start, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index drifted lower throughout the trading session, only ...
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The sharemarket suffered its biggest fall for four weeks yesterday as resources companies sank in response to ongoing questions about the global economic outlook and fear that the collapse in gold prices could force some funds to sell ...
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THE sharemarket rose the most in seven sessions after commodities and offshore equities saw some recovery from recent weakness caused by China's disappointing economic growth data, the collapse in gold prices and the Boston bombings. ...
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Equity fund managers marginally beat the market in the first quarter, with income-focused funds performing best as the global hunt for yield drives up stocks such as banks and property trusts. For the three months to the end of March, the ...
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The sharemarket fell for a second consecutive day, with goldminers leading declines in cyclical sectors as the gold price rout continued in the wake of Monday's disappointing economic data from China, which added to recent concern about the ...
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Mitsubishi Motors (MMC) will introduce its Concept CA-MiEV and G4 cars at the upcoming 15th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition to be held from 20-29 April 2013. The Concept CA-MiEV will be an electric vehicle (EV) ...
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The sharemarket was hammered yesterday after Chinese economic data missed market expectations, adding to pressure from a slump in commodity prices that followed the release of disappointing US retail sales and consumer confidence data on ...
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