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Midday: Aus shares rise on GDP data

06 Jun 2012 - Aus shares rise on GDP data. AGL Energy Limited (ASX:AGK) has completed the initial issue of fully paid ordinary shares following the entitlement offer announced on M…

Outlook: ASX looks steady before GDP

06 Jun 2012 - ASX looks steady before GDP. Shares in Coca-Cola Amatil Limited (ASX:CCL) rise after detailing its ambitions to return to the domestic brewing industry by 2014.

Market Wrap: ASX sustains gains on RBA rate cut

05 Jun 2012 - ASX sustains gains on RBA rate cut. Qantas Airways Limited (ASX:QAN) shares close at all time low after forecasting its full year profit will fall up to 90 per cent.

RBA June Interest Rate: Down 25bp to 3.5%

05 Jun 2012 - As expected the Reserve Bank of Australia cuts the nation’s official interest rate for the second straight month, slicing off 25 basis points at its June board meetin…

Midday: Aus shares bounce back 1.5%

05 Jun 2012 - Aus shares bounce back 1.5%. Telstra Corporation Limited (ASX:TLS) confirms it was approached by and is in talks with Vodafone New Zealand.

Outlook: ASX looks higher before RBA call

05 Jun 2012 - ASX looks higher before RBA call. Watpac Limited (ASX:WTP) warns the market after sessions close to expect its full year profit to fall from previous guidance.

Market Wrap: Aus shares close 1.9% lower

04 Jun 2012 - Aus shares close 1.9% lower. Gloucester Coal Limited (ASX:GCL) shareholders have approved the miner's merger with China’s Yancoal Australia.

Midday: Aus shares sink below 4000

04 Jun 2012 - Aus shares sink below 4000. SEEK Limited (ASX:SEK) confirms its full year earnings guidance and announces plans to raise $125 million.

Outlook: Aus shares set for steep falls

04 Jun 2012 - Aus shares set for steep falls. Takeover targets Viterra (ASX:VTA) and Norton Gold Fields Limited (ASX:NGF) move a step closer to being acquired.

Market Wrap: ASX finishes week higher

01 Jun 2012 - ASX finishes week higher. BlueScope Steel Limited (ASX:BSL) will challenge a $174 million tax bill from the ATO.

Midday: ASX stung by weak economic news

01 Jun 2012 - ASX stung by weak economic news. Elders Limited (ASX:ELD) jumps after Ruralco Holdings Limited (ASX:RHL) says it has bought a 10.1 per cent stake in the agribusiness.

Outlook: ASX looks to start June lower

01 Jun 2012 - ASX looks to start June lower. May's best and worst performing stocks: Ramsay Health Care Limited (ASX:RHC) rising 7.7 per cent and Aquarius Platinum Limited (ASX:AQP…

Market Wrap: Aus shares close 0.44% lower

31 May 2012 - Aus shares close 0.44% lower. Flinders Mines Limited (ASX:FMS) is stuck in a legal battle that has seen the takeover of the iron ore miner delayed.

Midday: Aus shares drop 1.16%

31 May 2012 - Aus shares drop 1.16%.The chairman of Pacific Brands Limited (ASX:PBG) James MacKenzie will step down from his role next month.

Outlook: European debt fears to rock ASX

31 May 2012 - European debt fears to rock ASX. Myer Holdings Limited's (ASX:MYR) chief reportedly flags the company's possible exit from its sponsorship deal with the spring racing…

Market Wrap: ASX 0.5% lower

30 May 2012 - ASX 0.5% lower. Crown Limited (ASX:CWN) has served on Echo Entertainment Group Limited (ASX:EGP) a notice requiring Echo to convene a general meeting of shareholders.

Midday: Spanish concerns weigh on ASX

30 May 2012 - Spanish concerns weigh on ASX. Western Desert Resources Limited (ASX:WDR) gains major project status for its Roper Bar Iron Ore Project in the Northern Territory.

Outlook: Aus shares eye steady start

30 May 2012 - Aus shares eye steady start. Viterra’s (ASX:VTA) shareholders overwhelmingly back Glencore's $6 billion takeover bid for the dual listed grain handler.

Market Wrap: Aus shares close 1.1% higher

29 May 2012 - Aus shares close 1.1% higher. Qantas Airways Limited (ASX:QAN) has reportedly removed all of its appointed directors from the board of Fiji’s Air Pacific.

Midday: Aus shares flat

29 May 2012 - Aus shares flat. SEEK Limited (ASX:SEK) is set to increase its stake in Brasil Online and Mexico’s Online Career Center.

Outlook: EU leads to weigh on ASX

29 May 2012 - EU leads to weigh on ASX. Mining billionaire Gina Rinehart has reportedly increased her stake in Fairfax Media Limited (ASX:FXJ).

Midday: Aus shares advance 0.7%

28 May 2012 - Aus shares advance 0.7%. Administrators have suspended operations of 44 Hastie Group Limited (ASX:HST) companies.

Outlook: Aus shares look to widen losses

28 May 2012 - Aus shares look to widen losses. News Corp’s (ASX:NWS) Australian arm News Limited is reportedly preparing to slash up to 400 editorial jobs.

Market Wrap: ASX falls on EU concerns

25 May 2012 - ASX falls on EU concerns. The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA) cuts interest rates on some of its fixed rate home loans by up to 0.4 per cent a year.

Midday: Aus shares retreat into red

25 May 2012 - Aus shares retreat into red. Shares in ZYL Limited (ASX:ZYL) surge 30 per cent after announcing it will increase its anthracite exposure in South Africa.

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