Australia shares rise on NAB rally, employment jump
Thursday, September 9th, 2010* AXA down 6.6 percent on big volumes after NAB bid blocked * NAB up 3.7 percent at one-month high View full post on Market news | ninemsn Money
* AXA down 6.6 percent on big volumes after NAB bid blocked * NAB up 3.7 percent at one-month high View full post on Market news | ninemsn Money
Australia shares dip; Telstra, Foster’s buck trend
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010(Updates to provisional close) SYDNEY, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Australian stocks fell 0.8percent on Wednesday to their lowest level in nearly a week,weighed down by financials and miners on concerns over theimpact of new regulations on European banks, and an impendingmining tax at home. View full post on Market news ...
Australia shares dip after Labor wins government
Tuesday, September 7th, 2010(Updates mining stocks, Telstra after independents back Labor) MELBOURNE, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Australian stocks dipped onTuesday, dragged lower by mining shares after Prime MinisterJulia Gillard's Labor party secured a majority to form the nextgovernment, ending two weeks of uncertainty. [ID:nSYU010592] View full post on Market news | ninemsn Money
Australia shares up 0.5 pct; banks, Woolworths gain
Monday, September 6th, 2010(Adds Lynas, banks, Woolworths) MELBOURNE, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Australian stocks rose 0.5percent on Monday, with gains in banks, miners and top grocerWoolworths <WOW.AX> overshadowing a drop in Macquarie Group<MQG.AX> after it warned its half-year profit would drop by aquarter. View full post on Market news | ninemsn Money
Australia shares end firmer; banks slip, Andean soars
Saturday, September 4th, 2010(Updates to close) SYDNEY, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Australian stocks inched 0.2percent higher on Friday and registered their first weekly risein three weeks as firm U.S. and Chinese manufacturing data andstrong Australian growth figures calmed investor nerves. View full post on Market news | ninemsn Money
Australia shares touch firmer; Sigma dips
Friday, September 3rd, 2010(Adds Sigma) SYDNEY, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Australian stocks inched 0.1percent higher on Friday, with Sigma Pharmaceuticals <SIP.AX>dipping, as the market drifted ahead of key U.S. data later onFriday. View full post on Market news | ninemsn Money
Australia shares give back some gains after strong open
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010(Adds comment, movers) MELBOURNE, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Australian stocks gave backsome early gains on Thursday to trade up 0.9 percent, helped bya manufacturing recovery in China, and Australia's briskeconomic expansion. View full post on Market news | ninemsn Money
Australia shares surge 1.8 pct on rosy GDP data
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010(Updates after GDP, Chinese PMI data) MELBOURNE, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Australian stocks rallied 1.8percent on Wednesday, the second big gain this week, asinvestors applauded Australia's outperformance against sluggishglobal economies. View full post on Market news | ninemsn Money
Australia urged to invest in crop gene banks
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010The Federal Government is being urged to invest in genetic banks for the nation's crops. View full post on ABC News: Business
Australia shares fall on U.S. worries; iSoft hit
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010(Adds analysts' comments, stocks on the move) MELBOURNE, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Australian stocks fell 0.7percent in early trade on Tuesday, erasing some of Monday'sgains as the big miners and banks fell on worries about a shakyglobal economic recovery. Analysts said the market was simply following Wall Street'sdirection, despite ...