The Bull

Friday 19

March, 2010 2:28 AM

  • ALL ORDS4877.696
    10.78217:40 Australia/Sydney
  • ASX 2004863.585
    10.24517:40 Australia/Sydney
  • AUD/USD0.9199
    0.920202:10 Australia/Sydney
  • GOLD1119.85
    1120.8502:19 Australia/Sydney

BREAKING NEWS

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  • Moody's warns of resources spending spree downside

    Ratings agency Moody's says a huge spending splash planned by Australian resources companies could lead to cost over-runs because of increasingly scare labour and other supply constraints.

  • Australia paves the way to sell uranium to Russia

    Australia has paved the way to sell uranium to Russia, brushing aside concerns about nuclear spills and military ramifications.

  • $A ends higher on weak US dollar

    The Australian dollar closed higher on Thursday, breaking through the $US0.9200 mark after a fresh bout of US dollar weakness during the offshore session.

  • Foxtel CEO slams ABC news channel plan

    Foxtel chief executive Kim Williams has criticised the ABC, targeting its proposed new 24-hour news channel and its chairing of Freeview.

  • Ex-Macquarie banker sentenced to jail

    A former Macquarie banker was running from allegations of wrongdoing by ASIC when he tried to flee Australia earlier this month, a court has found.

  • Stocks to watch

    Stocks of interest on the Australian Stock Exchange at the close of trade.

  • Aussie shares end higher in patchy trade

    Australian shares closed marginally higher as investors sought defensive stocks, and the bourse rose back into the black in the final minutes of trade.

  • Major gas agreement signed in Qld

    Queensland will boast Australia's first plant to convert coal seam gas to liquefied natural gas in a bid to dramatically cut the trucking industry's carbon emissions.

  • Market Wrap

    Across Asia, regional indices are all weaker after inconclusive direction from Wall Street, with higher metal prices and positive reads on the US service sector being offset by Washington rhetoric about reforms to the healthcare and financial sectors

  • OZ Minerals explores Cambodian gold

    OZ Minerals says early work at its Cambodian gold project has found an inferred resource of 605,000 ounces, spurring it to continue more exploration there.

  • ASX moves into the red

    The Australian share market was moved into the red at noon on losses in the materials sector.

  • Stocks to watch

    Stocks of interest on the Australian stock exchange at noon.

  • Australia is 'economic envy of world'

    Australia is positioned enviably in the global economy but growing ties to China also expose it to risks, a US-based economist says.

  • Sigma revises down cash flow forecast

    Drug maker Sigma Pharmaceuticals may not pay a dividend in the second half of its fiscal year and is renegotiating the terms of its banking covenants.

  • Japan's Toho Zinc to double stake in CBH

    Japan's Toho Zinc Co Ltd has been given backing to more than double its stake in CBH Resources Ltd.

  • BHP Billiton cautious on world economy

    BHP Billiton Ltd is cautious about the state of the world economy and is warning governments to be careful about tax changes and winding back stimulus packages.

  • Forcing China to revalue currency may backfire

    The US may be barking up the wrong tree by trying to force China to revalue its currency as it could fuel a rise in prices of favourite American products such as the iPhone and even plunge the Asian giant into social unrest, some analysts warned on W

  • Kathmandu flags second-half slowdown

    Recently-listed Kathmandu Holdings is among retailers flagging a potential slowdown in the second half, due to the fading impact of government stimulus.

  • China to grow 9.5% in 2010: World Bank

    The World Bank raised its China growth forecast this year to 9.5 per cent from nine per cent on Wednesday but said Beijing needs to cool inflation.

  • Blockbuster warns of bankruptcy

    Blockbuster shares plunged nearly 30 per cent on Wednesday after the heavily indebted movie rental chain said it may be forced to declare bankruptcy.


Marketsat 17:40 Australia/Sydney
All Ords All Ords
All Ords4877.69610.782Change
Prev close4866.9144873.600Open
Day high4888.1004862.800Day low
TOP GAINERS & LOSERS
  • Company Name
  • Price
  • Change
  • Pct
  • DYNASTY METALS
  • 0.290
  • 0.095
  • 48.72
  • COMPUMEDICS
  • 0.200
  • 0.055
  • 37.93
  • GREEN INVEST
  • 0.066
  • 0.016
  • 32.00
  • PELICAN RESOURCE
  • 0.090
  • 0.020
  • 28.57
  • PHARMAUST
  • 0.050
  • 0.010
  • 25.00
  • ENTELLECT SOLN
  • 0.002
  • -0.001
  • -33.33
  • AUSTRAL AFRICA
  • 0.002
  • -0.001
  • -33.33
  • HOLISTA COLLTECH
  • 0.125
  • -0.055
  • -30.56
  • TEYS
  • 0.007
  • -0.003
  • -30.00
  • TIDEWATER INVST
  • 0.200
  • -0.072
  • -26.34

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