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Outlook: ASX 2011 review, 2012 outlook

03 Jan 2012 - ASX 2011 review, 2012 outlook. Today's latest figures and a review on how global markets, local sectors, the Australian dollar and commodities fared in 2011.

Market Wrap: Aus shares down 14.5% on year

30 Dec 2011 - Aus shares down 14.5% on year. Virgin Australia Holdings Limited (ASX:VAH) says domestic traffic rose five per cent in November compared with last November, and capac…

Outlook: ASX set to open higher

30 Dec 2011 - ASX set to open higher. Hastie Group Ltd's (ASX:HST) recapitalisation is set to be the year’s best equity capital markets deal based on post-market performance.

Market Wrap: Aus shares lower

29 Dec 2011 - Aus shares lower. Media reports are surfacing claiming that anti-mining demonstrators opposed to Arc Exploration Ltd’s (ASX:ARX) presence in Indonesia, were lying on …

Midday: ASX falls on credit crunch fears

29 Dec 2011 - ASX falls on credit crunch fears. Myer Holdings Ltd (ASX:MYR) shares have hit a new low in morning trade, falling as much as 1.5 per cent to around $1.92.

Outlook: Aus shares set to fall

29 Dec 2011 - Aus shares set to fall. Atlas Iron Ltd (ASX:AGO) will sell its magnetite project in Western Australia to Cliffs Natural Resources for $18 million.

Market Wrap: Aus shares down 1.246%

28 Dec 2011 - Aus shares down 1.246%. Dart Energy Limited (ASX:DTE) is to acquire 22 onshore gas licences in the UK from privately-owned Greenpark Energy with a mixture of cash and…

Midday: ASX down more than 1% after Xmas

28 Dec 2011 - ASX down more than 1% after Xmas. Retailers like JB Hi-Fi (ASX:JBH), Billabong (ASX:BBG) and Harvey Norman (ASX:HVN) are seeing a drop in their share price at midday …

Outlook: Aus shares with mixed leads post Christmas

28 Dec 2011 - Aus shares with mixed leads post Christmas. Toll Holdings (ASX:TOL) chief executive Brian Kruger says the logistics group is going to slow its rate of takeovers to ad…

Market Wrap: Aus shares up 1.21% before Christmas

23 Dec 2011 - Aus shares up 1.21% before Christmas. Shares in Gloucester Coal Limited (ASX:GCL) soared 21.62 per cent today, on the back of the miner’s announcement it’s entered in…

Outlook: ASX set to open stronger

23 Dec 2011 - ASX set to open stronger. iiNet Ltd (ASX:IIN) has bought Internode for $105 million.

Market Wrap: Aus shares dip

22 Dec 2011 - Aus shares dip. An appeal has been lodged against ANZ Banking Group (ASX:ANZ) over allegedly unlawful fees.

Midday: EU doubts weigh on ASX

22 Dec 2011 - EU doubts weigh on ASX. Kathmandu Holdings Ltd (ASX:KMD) shares plunge after a profit warning.

Outlook: Aus shares set for cautious start

22 Dec 2011 - Aus shares set for cautious start. Doubts arise if Fortescue Metals Group Ltd (ASX:FMG) will be able to keep within its $US8.4 billion WA expansion budget.

Market Wrap: Aus shares up 2.13%

21 Dec 2011 - Aus shares up 2.13%. A joint venture between Lend Lease Limited (ASX:LLC) and Leighton Holdings Limited (ASX:LEI) is set to carry out $505 million worth of rail work …

Midday: Strong leads boost ASX 2%

21 Dec 2011 - Strong leads boost ASX 2%. Transurban Group (ASX:TCL) inks a deal with the NSW Government for a major upgrade of the M5 South West Motorway in Sydney.

Outlook: Aus shares tipped to bounce

21 Dec 2011 - Aus shares tipped to bounce. Westpac Banking Corporation (ASX:WBC) vows to defend a class action against all the Big Four banks over allegedly exorbitant customer fee…

Market Wrap: ASX down after choppy trade

20 Dec 2011 - ASX down after choppy trade. Cochlear Ltd (ASX:COH) jumps to the best performer following an update on its Nucleus 5 implant. Billabong International Ltd (ASX:BBG) ag…

Midday: ASX flat at midday

20 Dec 2011 - Telstra Corporation Limited (ASX:TLS) is reportedly losing on if its high profile general managers Paul Fegan. It's also extended its NBN deal deadline.

Outlook: Aus shares set for soft open

20 Dec 2011 - Aus shares set for soft open. A proposed $8 billion merger between Gloucester Coal Limited (ASX:GCL) and Yancoal Australia, owned by China's Yanzhou Coal Mining Compa…

Market Wrap: Aus shares down 2.375%

19 Dec 2011 - Aus shares down 2.375%. Billabong International Limited (ASX:BBG) shares have almost halved today, slumping more than 44 per cent at close after the clothing manufact…