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
Australian dollar creeps higher as mood less bleak
* Aussie edges higher with euro as mood lightens a touch
* Asian shares escape worst of Wall Street selloff
SYDNEY, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The Australian dollar edged
cautiously higher on Tuesday as...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Tuesday February 9, 2010, 5:04 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
Aussie dollar struggles to overcome investor caution
SYDNEY, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The Australian dollar remained on
the defensive on Tuesday with investors still cautious on the
outlook for global growth and sovereign debt in the euro zone.
* Aussie...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Tuesday February 9, 2010, 1:10 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
Aussie dollar softened by euro zone contagion risk
*Aussie hurt by lingering sovereign worries
*Aussie off seven-month lows against yen
*Coal deal with China positive for Aussie longer-term
SYDNEY, Feb 8 (Reuters) - The Aussie was on the...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Monday February 8, 2010, 4:20 pm
Aussie dollar subdued, coal deal offers some support
SYDNEY, Feb 8 (Reuters) - The Aussie was subdued against
the dollar on Monday amid worries about the health of the
global economy and sovereign risk contagion in the euro zone.
* Aussie hovering at...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Monday February 8, 2010, 12:29 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
