West Australian Newspapers Holdings Limited

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West Australian Newspapers Holdings Limited Company Summary

Newspaper publishing, commercial newspaper printing, travel agency and radio communications.

COMPANY DATA

	Fax	(08) 9482 9080
	Principal Sector	Materials
	Principal Industry	Media & Advertising
	Listed	1992/01/09

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Key Developments: West Australian Newspapers Holdings Limited

	Australian Market Report of February 16: Cautious ahead of EU Meeting FEB 16, 2010 09:30 - Article Views: 4,426 Australian shares dropped on Monday as investors were nervous ahead of the EU meeting over Greek debt. Trading was quiet in local market while most Asian bourses were closed for Lunar New Year on Monday, Wall Street also closed because of a public holiday. At the close, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index fell 16.6 points, or 0.4 per cent, at 4545.5, while the broader All Ordinaries index shed 18.4 points, or 0.4 per cent, to 4570.4.
	Australian Market Report of August 7: Concerns over US Jobs Data AUG 7, 2009 13:00 - Article Views: 7,654 US stocks fell for a second day on Thursday as investors worried over the key employment figures, which are scheduled to release on Friday. Most economists expect the data will show the unemployment rate climbed to 9.6 per cent, from a 26-year high of 9.5 per cent in June.
	Australian Market Report of June 10: Stronger Commodities Prices Boost the Market JUNE 10, 2009 13:00 - Article Views: 7,819 Yesterday the Australian share market ended lower. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 fell 36.3 points yesterday, or 0.91 per cent, at 3934.9, while the broader All Ordinaries was down 35.4 points, or 0.89 per cent, to 3933.6. Overnight the stronger commodities prices in New York may boost the local market today.
	Australian Market Report of May 6: Weak Lead From Overseas MAY 6, 2009 13:00 - Article Views: 9,112 Yesterday Australian market was marginally higher, boosted by rally overseas. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 gained 7.4 points, or 0.19 per cent, at 3890.4, while the broader All Ordinaries rose 16.2 points, or 0.42 per cent, to 3862.2.
	Australian Market Report of February 4: Bleak Jobless Rate Forecast FEB 4, 2009 13:00 - Article Views: 8,448 The Australian share market closed higher on Tuesday, as the central bank's interest rate cut bolstered the financial stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index ended up 11.3 points, or 0.32 per cent, at 3,508.7 while the broader All Ordinaries index was 5.6 points stronger, up 0.16 per cent, at 3,449.1. Today investors may focus their attention on the earnings report of BHP Billiton and the decision by the four major banks after RBA's rate cut.
	Australian Market Report of November 5: Positive Lead from US Election NOV 5, 2008 13:00 - Article Views: 5,614 The Australia share market closed marginally weaker after a 75 basis point interest rate cut by the RBA boosted the bourse back from earlier sharply lower levels. The deep cut mirrors RBA's worry about the domestic and global economic outlook. Analysts said the Australia market may have hit the bottom last week at about 3600 points, and the Democratic win in the US election will also give a positive lead to the Australia market.
	Australian Market Report of October 30: Must Wait Until Fundamentals Improve OCT 30, 2008 13:00 - Article Views: 4,435 Yesterday Australian shares closed higher for the first time in six days. At the close, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 share index was up 1.3%, or 51 points, to 3845.6, after earlier advancing more than 4.8%. Analysts said the market could continue to fall until a few basic fundamentals such as US housing sales, interbank lending, and commodity prices improve.
	Australia Market Report of September 17: Losses Smaller Than Expected SEP 17, 2008 14:00 - Article Views: 5,968 The share market dropped almost 2% yesterday after Wall Street dropped 4% to its lowest close since the September 2001 terrorist attacks. A late rally among major banks and gains in resources stocks kept the local damage from the fall out from the Lehman Brothers collapse to a minimum. The losses were not as bad as expected but the combined losses of the past two days were significant.

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