In the first quarter of 2013, new orders in the German steel market increased five percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2012, according to the German steel federation Wirtschaftsvereinigung Stahl (WV Stahl). According to the ...
Tags: Rolled Steel, Mineral
Anglia Lighting has greatly expanded its range of LED drivers and power supplies following its appointment as UK and Eire distributor for Inventronics. The new agreement allows Anglia to offer its customers higher power drivers up to 300W ...
Tags: LED Drivers, LED, Lighting
The sharemarket surged to its highest closing level in almost five years yesterday, with the materials sector leading relatively broad-based gains after China reported stronger than expected trade data, Wall Street hit record highs and spot ...
Tags: Stocks, China Data
The sharemarket has closed at its best level in almost five years, driven by record US market highs and positive Chinese trade data. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed up 56.1 points, or 1.09 per cent, at 5199.8 points. The broader ...
Tags: CMC Markets, economy
The Australian dollar fell to a fresh two-month low during overnight trade, before recovering most of its lost ground amid gains on US share markets. The currency fell to 101.55 US cents early this morning as traders in Europe and the US ...
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Microsoft is retooling the latest version of its Windows operating system to address complaints and confusion that have been blamed for deepening a slump in personal computer sales. The tune up won't be released to consumers and ...
Tags: Home Button, Microsoft, Computer Products
Australian stocks recovered from a steep intraday fall to close only marginally lower yesterday, as the Reserve Bank cut interest rates to a record low. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed down 12.5 points, or 0.2 per cent, at 5143.7, after ...
Tags: Stocks Lift, Australian stocks
The sharemarket closed lower but recovered some ground after the Reserve Bank cut the cash rate to a record low. At the close today, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 12.5 points, or 0.24 per cent, at 5143.7 points. The broader ...
Tags: Banks, Record Rate Cut
South Africa-based Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT), one of the world's largest coal handling ports, has announced that it, down 16.8 percent from 7.5 million mt in March and up 20.6 percent year on year. Coal exports from the terminal ...
Tags: Mineral, coal handling ports
The sharemarket has opened more than1 per cent higher after strong US jobs numbers pushed American stocks to a record high and helped miners outperform the market. At 10.30am AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 54.5 points, or 1.06 ...
Tags: US Jobs Data, Service
On the back end of an earnings season that by many accounts could have been worse, tech investors appeared to be in the mood to celebrate on Friday, sending shares of IT companies higher as key stock-market indexes hit milestone highs. ...
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Local shares closed higher yesterday, even after paring a sharp rise early on in the session, as investors took profits ahead of an interest rate decision due from the Reserve Bank of Australia today. The stockmarket was buoyed by growing ...
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The dollar is still higher after getting a boost from better US employment figures, increasing optimism about the America's economic recovery. At 5pm AEST, the local unit was trading at $US1.0272, up from $US1.0254 on Friday. The Aussie ...
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According to data released by China Iron and Steel Association (CISA), the stocks of main finished steel products, including hot rolled coils, cold rolled coils, plates, rebar and wire rods in the major Chinese steel market amounted to ...
Tags: Steel Products, Steel
The stocks of stainless steel products totaled 143,260 tons in the Chinese Foshan market in the last 10 days of April, down by 0.99% from the previous 10 days, according to local sources. Among them, 72,432 tons were cold rolled stainless ...
Tags: Stainless Steel, Steel Product