The sharemarket rose for a third-consecutive session after the dollar weakened further overnight. Non-resources companies with US dollar income remained in demand, although commodity price falls restrained the resources sector. The ...
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The sharemarket rose for a third consecutive session yesterday after the Australian dollar weakened further in offshore trade. Non-resources companies with US-dollar income remained in demand, although commodity price falls restrained the ...
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The sharemarket ended flat yesterday as companies with offshore earnings and high-yield stocks returned to favour, offsetting weak demand for resources. Investors' recent enthusiasm for resources was dampened by further declines in ...
The stockmarket was awash with fresh optimism that the dollar may finally be on a sustained decline as it plays catch-up to the fall in interest rates and commodity prices, reversing a major earnings headwind several sectors have faced for ...
General Electric (GE) is reportedly considering sale of its Australia-based insurance business, GE Capital Insurance, in an effort to adjust its Australian portfolio, a source familiar with the deal has revealed. The source was quoted by ...
Local shares rose slightly in mixed trading yesterday as a lower Australian dollar led investors to sell banks and other high-yield plays in order to buy shares of companies that stand to benefit from a sustained fall in the exchange rate. ...
QBE Insurance has tapped the US debt market for $US600 million to help buy back convertible securities next month, within days of being downgraded by credit ratings agency Moody's. Highlighting the strength of international debt markets, ...
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London-headquartered diversified financial conglomerate HSBC is gearing up to offload its general insurance business in Macau, as part of its strategy to get rid of unprofitable businesses across the globe. One of its indirect wholly ...
AUSTRALIAN shares rose to a two-week high yesterday as China's strong March import data helped US shares to record highs, and after minutes of a Federal Reserve meeting did little to change the belief that it is committed to supporting the ...
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The sharemarket fell slightly yesterday as traders took profits in financial stocks and other defensives, while continuing to buy miners after China's benign March inflation data sparked an upturn in commodity prices. The benchmark ...
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THE Australian sharemarket rose yesterday, with the financial sector accounting for much of the strength, after eurozone finance ministers approved a new agreement on Cyprus and the so-called troika of international lenders. The benchmark ...
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The sharemarket roared back to life today with its biggest rise in the past eight months as investors snapped up bargains after a three-day decline. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 closed up 1.8 per cent at 5120.2 after hitting a seven-day low ...
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The S&P/ASX200 is down 0.3 per cent as resources stocks including BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Fortescue and Oil Search are down 1.2 per cent to 2.7 per cent on commodity weakness and with ex-dividend falls today worth about 11 index points. ...
The local sharemarket retreated from a 4 1/2-year high yesterday before last-minute budget talks at the White House aimed at avoiding $US85 billion ($83bn) of automatic US spending cuts, the so-called sequester, which were due to take ...
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The Australian sharemarket retreated from a four-and-a-half year high before last-minute budget talks at the White House aimed at avoiding $US85 billion of automatic spending cuts, the so-called sequester, due to start taking effect today ...