Finance News
25 Sep 2017 - Flat Monday: ASX200 close up 0.03%. It has been a flat start to the trading week despite a positive start and strength throughout most of the session. WA based independent brewer of craft beers Gage Roads Brewing (ASX:GRB) has secured the beer and cider supply contract for the new Perth Stadium and Stadium Park.
25 Sep 2017 - ASX trading higher in a 25 point range, sitting mid point at 5700, Industrials performing well. Propertylink (ASX:PLG) has announced it has rejected a non-binding, conditional proposal from Centuria Capital Group (ASX:CNI) and Centuria Industrial REIT (ASX:CIP).
25 Sep 2017 - Mixed leads from US markets, SPI 7 points higher, Apple shares down, oil above US$50 a barrel, iron ore lower, Cimic (ASX:CIM) enters $145m deal.
22 Sep 2017 - Aus shares close 0.5% higher. After opening strongly the market fell back to trade in a narrow range before picking up momentum in the afternoon, closing just off its highs. The Federal Court of Australia will require Fairfax to seek a vote of shareholders on its planned scheme of arrangement to spin off its real estate classifieds and services business Domain.
22 Sep 2017 - Strong start: Aus shares 0.3% higher at noon. Tabcorp (ASX:TAH) announced it has received all necessary approvals from gambling regulatory authorities for its proposed combination with Tatts (ASX:TTS). The pre-implementation approvals from authorities in various states and territories have been engaged with over the last 10 months, as Tabcorp sought approvals for the merger with Tatts.
22 Sep 2017 - Futures are up: Aus shares to open higher. Dow hits low, greenback falls, tech stocks retreat. Seven Group Holdings (ASX:SVW) completes $375 million placement in ordinary shares.
21 Sep 2017 - Slippery Thursday: Aus shares close 0.94% lower. Murray Goulburn or Murray Goulburn Co-operative (ASX:MGC) says it received a number of confidential non-binding proposals but they range from the sale of certain assets, to the whole of company transactions. However, the company says no offer has been made for the units in MG Unit Trust for $1.20 per unit, contrary to what the media say.
21 Sep 2017 - Markets at Midday: US Fed to hike rates, Aus shares 0.8% lower noon. Materials fall after Iron Ore price drops again. Energy musters up. GPT (ASX:GPT) has raised US$325m and IAG's (ASX:IAG) CRO retires, plus two successful IPOs et al.
21 Sep 2017 - End to QE in sight: Aus shares to open flat. Fed to unwind balance sheet, Oil pushes higher, record close for DOW & SP500, while Medibank (ASX:MPL) to defend itself against ACCC appeal.
20 Sep 2017 - Flat finish: Aus shares close 0.08% lower. Tatts Group (ASX:TTS) and Tabcorp (ASX:TAH) both entered a trading halt at 2pm ahead of the Federal Court of Australia handing down its judgement today about their proposed merger.
20 Sep 2017 - Market at Midday: Aus shares 0.31% lower at noon with Telcos falling the most. Dip in Iron Ore price drags down big miners. Bass Metals (ASX:BSM) conducing capital raise to fund Graphmada Graphite Mine purchase and Arafura Resources (ASX:ARU) extends life of NT mine.
20 Sep 2017 - Wall Street higher, Fed kicks off two-day meeting: Aus shares to rise at open. The iron ore price and oil slips, US Current Account Deficit rises, 10 Aus companies ex-div today. Moelis Australia (ASX:MOE) has snapped up a controlling interest in Infinite Care, for $45.4 million.
19 Sept 2017 - Tumultuous Tuesday: Aus shares 0.12% lower. Iron Ore price flat lines and Wall Street futures come off. NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab places order for an underwater aquabotic drone through UUV Aquabotix (ASX:UUV).
19 Sept 2017 - Market at Midday: More positive leads from Wall St. Telcos lead, ASX200 0.14% higher. Iron Ore price lifts materials. Syrah Resources (ASX:SYR) announces $110m capital raising for Battery Anode Material strategy & Alkane Resources (ASX:ALK) proves Western NSW resources.
19 Sep 2017 - Dow's record run continues: Aus shares to open higher. ANZ (ASX:ANZ) yesterday announced an update on its divestment from the Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank.
18 Sep 2017 - Positive start: Aus shares closed 0.45% higher. Everything you need to know finance in 4 mins, including Indoor Skydive Australia Group (ASX:IDZ) announcing its indoor skydiving centre lease at the Iconic Entertainment Quarter has been extended.
18 Sep 2017 - Solid start to week: Aus shares 0.57% up at noon. Market at Midday in 3 mins, including that Moody's Investor Services (Moody's) has assigned first time ratings to Auswide Bank (ASX:ABA).
18 Sep 2017 - Following strong gains from US markets the Australian share market looks set to rise on Monday's open. Ten Network Holdings' (ASX:TEN) administrators KordaMentha have received a new pitch from Lachlan Murdoch and Bruce Gordon's private investment vehicles.
15 Sep 2017 - Higher for week: ASX200 0.76% lower on Friday. Nine Entertainment Co (ASX:NEC) has completed the sale of its Willoughby site to a Hong Kong based investor for $134 million.
15 Sep 2017 - Iron Ore & AGL weigh: Aus shares 0.6% lower at noon. Fortescue Metals (ASX:FMG) has announced Nev Power will end his term as CEO on 16 February 2018, after being at the helm for seven years.
15 Sep 2017 - Following mixed results on Wall Street the Australian share market looks set to open slightly higher. Integrated research (ASX:IRI) has appointed John Merakovsky as its Managing Director.
14 Sep 2017 - Maca Ltd (ASX:MLD) announced their Pilgangoora Open Pit Lithium mining contract is expected to generate approximately $35 million per annum
14 Sep 2017 - Iron ore fall caps gains: Aus shares flat at noon. Metro Mining Limited (ASX: MMI) has awarded its Bauxite Hills mining contract to a Queensland mining service company, SAB Mining.
14 Sep 2017 - Wall St sees record yet modest gains: ASX futures flat. Two ratings agencies have reaffirmed Genworth Mortgage Insurance Australia's (ASX:GMA) financial strength rating, while one ratings house downgraded its rating.
13 Sep 2017 - 360 Capital Group has made a $1.95 per security unconditional all-cash takeover offer to acquire Asia Pacific Data Centre Group (ASX:AJD).
13 Sep 2017 - Iron Ore pushes miners up: Aus shares 0.45% higher at noon. Newcrest Mining (ASX:NCM) has re-commenced production at part of it NSW Cadia mine after undertaking remediation and upgrade works at its East Panel Cave 1.
13 Sep 2017 - Wall Street & iron ore rise; Aus shares rally to continue. Blackmores (ASX:BKL) has announced its new CEO, Richard Henfrey will also take the Managing Director (MD) helm, effective 30 September.
12 Sep 2017 - QBE leads financials up: Aus shares close 0.6% higher. BluGlass (ASX:BLG) has announced its next generation semiconductor LED technology to power electronics and solar cells has met its targets.
12 Sep 2017 - Wall St rally extends to ASX: Aus shares 0.74% higher at noon. In the wake of Slater and Gordon's (ASX:SGH) operational and strategic review, 7 per cent of its employees will be axed, with a number of its office locations to also be ‘impacted'.
12 Sep 2017 - S&P 500 clocks a record close: Aus shares to open higher. Axiom Mining (ASX:AVQ) announces $2M of Convertible Notes have been bought forward and made available to finance the next phase of work on its Isabel Nickel Project in the Solomon Islands.
11 Sep 2017 - Strong close for week: Aus shares close 0.71% higher. Ten Network Holdings' (ASX:TEN) receivers have prepared a supplementary report in response to the NSW Supreme Court proceedings brought down by Birketu Pty Ltd, WIN Corporation and Andrew Lancaster.
11 Sep 2017 - Financials lead us higher: Aus shares 0.66% up at noon. Macquarie Group Limited (ASX: MQG) says on the back of stronger performance and fees, the first half of 2018 will be better than the prior corresponding period.
11 Sep 2017 - Irma impacts insurers: Aus shares to open flat. Watpac Limited (ASX:WTP) announces it has been awarded the building project for the $135M Casey Hospital Expansion Project in southeast Melbourne.
08 Sep 2017 - World events weigh, Aus dollar shines: Aus shares close 0.3% lower. Austal (ASX:ASB) has been awarded a US$12.3 million contract by the United States Department of Defence.