Market Reports
Trace of panic in sell-off
6:02pm |
Australian shares were caught in a global rout today, losing more than $30 billion in value as the big banks were sold off.
Around the market
| Dow Jones | 15307.17 | -80.4 | -0.52% |
| Nasdaq | 3457.97 | -5.3 | -0.15% |
| Hang Seng | 22669.68 | -591.4 | -2.54% |
| AUD/USD | 0.9737 | 0.0039 | 0.40% |
Dow Jones - end of day pricing.
Market News
RHG shares surge after Resimac bid
Non-bank lender Resimac has made a bid to acquire the remnants of mortgage firm RAMS in a joint proposal with former Babcock & Brown banker Trevor Loewensohn.
Newcrest hit by NSW exploration licence ruling
A court has quashed an exploration licence on the border of Newcrest's giant Cadia goldmine in central NSW.
Latest Company Announcements
| 05:30 AM | ZOR | End of Day |
| 05:30 AM | MLX | Final Director's Interest Notice |
| 05:30 AM | BNR | Section 708A(5)(e) Notice |
| 05:30 AM | IZM | Change of Director's Interest Notice - App 3Y |
| 05:30 AM | BNR | Appendix 3B |
| 05:30 AM | RNI | Change of Director's Interest Notice |
| 05:30 AM | AKM | Section 708A Notice |
| 05:30 AM | KRS | Appendix 3Y and explanatory letter - R Farrar |
| 05:30 AM | KRS | Response to ASX Appendix 3Y Query |
| 05:30 AM | EGO | Wannamal 3D Heliseismic Survey Update |
| 05:30 AM | RMR | Change of Registered Address & Contact Details |
| 05:30 AM | KAT | Daily share buy-back notice - Appendix 3E |
S&P500 'will gain until 2015'
Goldman Sachs says the US stock-market rally may last at least until 2015, sending the S&P500 Index to 2100.
Insider Tips
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Director's & Substantial shareholders Dealings
| 05:30 AM | IPE | Change in substantial holding |
| 05:30 AM | UCL | Change in substantial holding |
| 05:30 AM | AYM | Becoming a substantial holder |
Monopoly delivered on a platter
To quote historian Niall Ferguson, they should ensure the survival of the fittest, not the fattest.
Currencies
Dollar dives to 18-month low
5:36pm |
The Australian dollar has fallen to its lowest level in 18 months following further gains in its US counterpart and disappointing Chinese manufacturing figures.
| AUD/USD | Buys: 0.9737 | Sells: 0.9735 | 0.0039 | 0.40% |
| AUD/EUR | Buys: 0.7530 | Sells: 0.7528 | -0.0009 | -0.12% |
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