Australia shares climb 1.5 pct; BHP jumps
SYDNEY, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Australian stocks rose 1.5
percent on Wednesday, as a stronger than expected profit from
BHP Billiton Ltd (ASX: BHP.ax) revived confidence in the mining
sector after a...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Wednesday February 10, 2010, 10:35 am
Australia shares fall 0.4 percent; BHP stems slide
* S&P/ASX 200 down 16.3 points to 4,505.1
* Financials index .AXFJ down 1 percent
* BHP up 0.6 percent ahead of first-half results
(Updates to provisional close)
By Sonali Paul
MELBOURNE,...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Tuesday February 9, 2010, 5:15 pm
Australia shares fall 0.4 percent; banks drag
(Updates to provisional close)
MELBOURNE, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Australian stocks fell 0.4
percent on Tuesday, after a lukewarm trading update from
Macquarie Group MQG.AX and concerns about sovereign...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Tuesday February 9, 2010, 4:30 pm
Australia shares fall 1.1 pct; banks down
(Adds Bradken, Chemgenex)
MELBOURNE, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Australian stocks fell 1.1
percent on Tuesday, after a lukewarm trading update from
Macquarie Group MQG.AX and concerns about sovereign...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Tuesday February 9, 2010, 12:41 pm
Australia shares dip; Macquarie knocked
(Adds analyst comment, stocks on the move)
MELBOURNE, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Australian stocks fell 0.6
percent in morning trade on Tuesday, after a luke-warm trading
update from Macquarie Group MQG.AX...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Tuesday February 9, 2010, 11:25 am
Australia shares fall, Macquarie bank hit hard
MELBOURNE, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Australian stocks fell 0.8
percent in morning trade on Tuesday, after a luke-warm trading
update from Macquarie bank MQG.AX and wider investor concerns
about sovereign...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Tuesday February 9, 2010, 10:37 am
Australia shares seen down; Macquarie in focus
SYDNEY, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Australian stocks are seen lower
on Tuesday, as investors continue to fret over the euro zone's
sovereign debt troubles, with sentiment also cautious ahead of
the rush of...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Tuesday February 9, 2010, 8:29 am
Australia shares inch up; global worries trim gains
* S&P/ASX 200 index up 7.3 points to 4,521.4
* Banks and miners shore up market
* JB Hi-Fi dives on CEO change, disappointing outlook
(Adds dealer comments)
By Sonali Paul
MELBOURNE, Feb 8...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Monday February 8, 2010, 5:10 pm
Australia shares end up 0.2 percent
(Updates to close)
MELBOURNE, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Australian stocks inched up
0.2 percent on Monday, as bargain hunters looked for
opportunities after the market slumped to a three-month low
last...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Monday February 8, 2010, 4:30 pm
Australia shares up on bargain hunting; JB Hi-Fi slides
(Adds dealers' comments, stocks on the move)
MELBOURNE, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Australian stocks rose 0.3
percent on Monday, bouncing off a three-month low, as a
better-than-expected finish on Wall...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Monday February 8, 2010, 11:41 am
Australia shares climb on bargain hunting
(Updates to opening)
MELBOURNE, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Australian stocks rose 0.6
percent in early trade on Monday, bouncing off a three-month
low, as investors picked up bargains in resources...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Monday February 8, 2010, 10:22 am
Australia shares seen falling on weaker resources
SYDNEY, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Australian stocks are set to fall
again on Monday, dragged down by resources companies after oil
and metals prices tumbled and by worries about how Greece and
Portugal will...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Monday February 8, 2010, 8:56 am
Australia shares hit 3-month low; miners slump
(Adds details, comments)
By Narayanan Somasundaram
SYDNEY, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Australian shares fell 2.3
percent on Friday to a three-month low after investors dumped
riskier assets on European...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Friday February 5, 2010, 4:51 pm
Australia shares slide to 3-month closing low
(Updates to provisional close)
SYDNEY, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Australian shares fell 2.3
percent on Friday to their lowest closing level in three
months, as investors sold riskier assets on fears...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Friday February 5, 2010, 4:26 pm
Australia shares sink to 5-mth low; Rio skids 5.6 pct
(Adds Harvey Norman, updates Rio)
MELBOURNE, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Australian shares fell 2.8
percent on Friday to their level lowest in five months, as
investors fled from riskier assets on fears over...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Friday February 5, 2010, 12:55 pm
