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Midday: ASX 0.4% up at noon

19 Jun 2013 - ASX 0.4% up at noon. Whitehaven Coal Limited (ASX:WHC) shares rise after Nathan Tinkler sold 101 million shares to US investment firm Farallon Funds.

Outlook: Aus shares to lift at the open

19 Jun 2013 - Aus shares to lift at the open. Leighton Holdings Limited (ASX:LEI) appoints three new board members to replace the directors that resigned.

Market Wrap: Bank buys lead ASX fightback

18 Jun 2013 - Bank buys lead ASX fightback. Lend Lease Group (ASX:LLC) reassures investors its earnings will grow this financial year despite a restructure to deal with a slowing c…

Midday: ASX hovers in red zone

18 Jun 2013 - ASX hovers in red zone. Pacific Brands Limited (ASX:PBG) flags possible international expansion as part of a five-year plan to offset falling earnings in a bitterly a…

Outlook: Aus shares to move slightly higher

18 Jun 2013 - Aus shares to move slightly higher. Lend Lease Group (ASX:LLC) shares slump to their lowest point in seven months on news it will overhaul its Australian construction…

Market Wrap: ASX recovers on financials rally

17 June 2013 - ASX recovers on financials rally. Employment services firm Skilled Group Limited (ASX:SKE) acquires Darwin based marine contractor Broadsword for $75.5 million.

Midday: ASX slides to start week

17 June 2013 - ASX slides to start week. Lend Lease Group (ASX:LLC) shares slide after the property group warns shareholders construction output will be lower and flags reduced ear…

Outlook: Aus shares tipped for moderate drop

17 Jun 2013 - Aus shares tipped for moderate drop. Virtus Health Limited (ASX:VRT) plans to expand into Asia and grow at around four per cent annually over the long-term.

Market Wrap: ASX spikes 2% to erase weekly loss

14 Jun 2013 - ASX spikes 2% to erase weekly loss. ASX Limited (ASX:ASX) completes the first part of its capital raising targeting more than half a billion dollars.

Midday: ASX & AUD rally on Wall St gains

14 Jun 2013 - ASX & AUD rally on Wall St gains. Shares in News Corp (ASX:NWS) rise after the details of two splits are announced, the media companies new entities and its chief's d…

Outlook: Aus shares set to regain ground

14 Jun 2013 - Aus shares set to regain ground. Rio Tinto Limited (ASX:RIO) writes $592 million off its Tiwai Point aluminium smelter in New Zealand.

Market Wrap: Aus shares touch 2013 low

13 Jun 2013 - Aus shares touch 2013 low. Investors pile out of Lynas Corporation Limited (ASX:LYC) after the rare earths producer reveals it will set a new minimum price schedule.

Midday: ASX retreats into correction territory

13 Jun 2013 - ASX retreats into correction territory. Alacer Gold Corporation CDI (ASX:AQG) jumps after the gold producer reveals it is pursuing the sale of its Australian assets.

Outlook: Aus shares to dip ahead of jobs data

13 Jun 2013 - Aus shares to dip ahead of jobs data. Santos Limited (ASX:STO) says it's working closely with NSW regulators to correct practices after the NSW Government launched le…

Market Wrap: Aus shares close 0.7% down

12 Jun 2013 - Aus shares close 0.7% down. Wesfarmers Limited (ASX:WES) supermarket chain Coles faces federal court action from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ov…

Midday: ASX languishes, sentiment recovers slightly

12 Jun 2013 - ASX languishes, sentiment recovers slightly. James Hardie Industries PLC (ASX:JHX) appoints Matthew Marsh, a senior executive from GE, to replace outgoing CFO Russell…

Outlook: Aus shares to fall

12 June 2013 - Aus shares to fall. Graincorp’s Limited (ASX:GNC) capital expenditure budget may be about to get a boost, as Archer Daniels Midland seeks to sure up its takeover of …

Market Wrap: ASX 0.4% up, Virtus enjoys healthy debut

11 Jun 2013 - ASX 0.4% up, Virtus enjoys healthy debut. Gindalbie Metals Limited (ASX:GBG) soars more than 21 per cent after Chinese Ansteel agreed to extend bridging loans to a $1…

Midday: AUD hits 32 month low

11 Jun 2013 - AUD hits 32 month low. Worleyparsons Limited (ASX:WOR) is awarded an engineering services contract relating to the Kansanshi copper smelter development in Zambia.

Outlook: Aus shares tipped to dip

11 Jun 2013 - Aus shares tipped to dip. Virgin Australia Holdings Limited (ASX:VAH) considers flying its own long-range aircraft into Singapore.

Market Wrap: ASX sinks as miners tighten belts

07 Jun 2013 - ASX sinks as miners tighten belts. Newcrest Mining Limited (ASX:NCM) and Lynas Corporation Limited (ASX:LYC) reign in costs in the wake of softening prices for their …

Midday: Aus shares widening weekly fall

07 Jun 2013 - Aus shares widening weekly fall. Oil and gas major Santos Limited (ASX:STO) strikes another gas discovery in the Browse Basin offshore Western Australia.

Outlook: Aus shares set for flat start

07 Jun 2013 - Aus shares set for flat start. Woolworths Limited (ASX:WOW) considers its options after the ACCC rejected its plans for a new supermarket in Sydney’s west.

Market Wrap: ASX dives on late sell off

06 June 2013 - ASX dives on late sell off. Virgin Australia Holdings Limited (ASX:VAH) chief John Borghetti believes Air New Zealand’s three per cent stake increase in the airline …

Midday: ASX sharply lower at noon

06 June 2013 - ASX sharply lower at noon. Woolworths Limited (ASX:WOW) planned purchase of a second supermarket site in Glenmore Park is opposed by the Australian Competition and C…

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