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Market Wrap: ASX rebounds on jobs data

07 Feb 2013 - ASX rebounds on jobs data. Shares in Telstra Corporation Limited (ASX:TLS) and National Australia Bank Limited (ASX:NAB) rise after releasing profit results.

Midday: Aus shares flat at noon

07 Feb 2013 - Aus shares flat at noon. Tabcorp Holdings Limited (ASX:TAH) half year net profit slumps 61.5 per cent to $72.9 million compared to the corresponding period last year.

Outlook: Aus shares set for soft open

07 Feb 2013 - Aus shares set for soft open. Financial Services Group FlexiGroup Limited (ASX:FXL) increases its first half net profit by 16 per cent to $32.6 million.

Market Wrap: Aus shares close 0.8% higher

06 Feb 2013 - Aus shares close 0.8% higher. Sigma Pharmaceutical Limited (ASX:SIP) enters into an MOU with Pharmacy Alliance to open at least 30 new Amcal chemist stores this year.

Midday: Aus shares 0.9% up at noon

06 Feb 2013 - Aus shares 0.9% up at noon. Portable storage company Royal Wolf Holdings Limted (ASX:RWH) has lifted first half net profit by 32.1 per cent to $6.6 million, attribut…

Outlook: Aus shares set to open stronger

06 Feb 2013 - Aus shares set to open stronger. Golden West Resources Limited (ASX:GWR) receives state government approval to develop the next stage of a new iron ore export facili…

Market Wrap: ASX closes lower as RBA holds

05 Feb 2013 - ASX closes lower as RBA holds. Cochlear Limited’s (ASX:COH) first half net profit has surged 481 per cent to $77.7 million, rebounding from a $20.4 million loss in th…

RBA keeps rates steady at 3%

05 Feb 2013- The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has met expectations and kept the nation’s official interest rate steady at 3 per cent at its first board meeting of 2013.

Midday: ASX weighed down by banks, miners

05 Feb 2013 - ASX weighed down by banks, miners. International education provider Navitas Limited (ASX:NVT) decreases its interim net profit by 1 per cent to $35.1 million, impacte…

Outlook: ASX set to follow leads lower

05 Feb 2013 - ASX set to follow leads lower. Rio Tinto Limited (ASX:RIO) receives approval from the West Australian government for the $3 billion expansion of its Nammuldi mine in …

Market Wrap: Big banks lead ASX lower

04 Feb 2013 - Big banks lead ASX lower. WA government backs Rio Tinto Limited’s (ASX:RIO) plans to expand its iron ore operations in the Pilbara region.

Midday: ASX eases from 21 month high open

04 Feb 2013 - ASX eases from 21 month high open. Nufarm Limited (ASX:NUF) subsidiary Nuseed do Brasil SA acquires a 51 per cent controlling stake in Brazil based seed company Atlan…

Outlook: Aus shares set for strong start

04 Feb 2013 - Aus shares set for strong start. JB Hi-Fi Limited (ASX:JBH) agrees to extend its rental product operating agreement with ThinkSmart Limited (ASX:TSM) to the second ha…

Market Wrap: ASX ends week 0.9% higher

01 Feb 2013 - ASX ends week 0.9% higher. Brickworks Limited (ASX:BKW) expects to increase its first half earnings following the $62.6 million sale of its Oakdale South site in west…

Midday: Aus shares hit fresh 21 month high

01 Feb 2013 - Aus shares hit fresh 21 month high. Virgin Australia Holdings Limited (ASX:VAH) welcomes shareholder approval of its proposed 60 per cent acquisition of Tiger Airways…

Outlook: ASX set to defy weak leads

01 Feb 2013 - ASX set to defy weak leads. SKYCITY Entertainment Group Limited (ASX:SKC) has responded to media speculation regarding its intentions for the Philipine gaming market.

Market Wrap: Retreats from 10-day run

31 Jan 2013 - Retreats from 10-day run. Shares in Whitehaven Coal Limited (ASX:WHC) have dropped as the coal producer issues a new profit warning.

Midday: ASX slips from 21 month highs

31 Jan 2013 - ASX slips from 21 month highs. Woolworths Limited (ASX:WOW) boosts first half sales by 3.2 per cent, falling short of the Coles' 4.7 per cent growth rate.

Outlook: ASX looks to pause from gains

31 Jan 2013 - ASX looks to pause from gains. Rio Tinto Limited’s (ASX:RIO) new CEO Sam Walsh resigns as a non-executive director of Seven West Media Limited (ASX:SWM).

Market Wrap: ASX eases on election news

30 Jan 2013 - ASX eases on election news. Westpac Banking Corporation (ASX:WBC) has announced plans to raise capital through launching a $500 million issue of hybrid securities.

Midday: ASX up for 10th straight session

30 Jan 2013 - ASX up for 10th straight session. Insurance Australia Group Limited (ASX:IAG) has received about 5,600 claims arising from storms and flooding in NSW and Queensland.

Outlook: Aus shares eye steady start

30 Jan 2013 - Aus shares eye steady start. Beach Energy Limited (ASX:BPT) affirms its full year production targets despite posting a drop in quarterly output.

Market Wrap: ASX surges above 21 month high

29 Jan 2013 - ASX surges above 21 month high. Suncorp Group Limited (ASX:SUN) and Yancoal Australia Limited (ASX:YAL) detail the impact of ex-tropical cyclone Oswald on their opera…

Midday: Aus shares hit 21 month high

29 Jan 2013 - Aus shares hit 21 month high. Oil Search Limited (ASX:OSH) reports falls in both production and sales for the 2012 full year and expects its cash costs to be at the h…

Outlook: Aus shares set for flat start

29 Jan 2013 - Aus shares set for flat start. Lend Lease Group (ASX:LLC) signs an exclusive agreement with UK developer Manor Property Group to design and construct up to 40 thousan…

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