The French-Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Welcomes ABN Newswire as New Corporate Member
This month, the French-Australian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FACCI) has been delighted to welcome ABN Newswire as a new corporate member.
This month, the French-Australian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FACCI) has been delighted to welcome ABN Newswire as a new corporate member.
Wall Street overnight gained for an eighth consecutive session with a low trading volume. Thursday US weekly jobless claims data and core consumer prices in February provided mild support for the market. Most Asian markets declined yesterday. Japanese exporters were hurt by the weakness in euro against yen. Nikkei 225 lost nearly 1.0 per cent, and South Korea's Kospi dropped 0.5 per cent. Hong Kong and mainland China markets gave up their early gains to close lower on Thursday on renewed fears that China might take further measure to control the pace of bank lending. Shanghai composite closed down 0.14 percent, while Hang Seng Index fell 0.25 percent.
Dow Jones Industrial Average was marginally higher overnight, supported by financial stocks. But material stocks were under pressure as commodities prices declined. Asian markets Wednesday closed mixed. Singapore market finished 0.8 per cent higher to their a seven-week high after a report showed that Singapore's economy was expected to grow 6.5 per cent in 2010. Japan's Nikkei 225 and Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index finished flat after moving between gains and losses during the session. South Korea's Kospi ended 0.1% higher. But China's Shanghai Composite snapped a three-day rise and fell 0.7 per cent ahead of the inflation data.
Asian stocks saw modest gains Wednesday on hope of a bailout package for Greece. Australian market was boosted yesterday as official data showed that Australia's economy grew 0.9 per cent in fourth quarter, its fastest quarter-to-quarter pace in almost two years. Japan's Nikkei index ended up 0.3 per cent. South Korea's Kospi Composite rose 0.5 per cent. Shanghai Composite climbed 0.8 per cent higher. But Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index closed 0.1 per cent lower. Today Asian markets are likely to open flat, after Wall Street declined slightly on Wednesday.
ABN Newswire stocks to watch today include: AuDAX Resources Ltd (ASX:ADX)(PINK:ADXRF), Bauxite Resources Limited (ASX:BAU)(PINK:BXRDF), Pan Asia Corporation Limited (ASX:PZC), Magnetic Resources NL (ASX:MAU), Benitec Limited (ASX:BLT) (PINK:BNIKF), Rex Minerals Limited (ASX:RXM) and NewSat Limited (ASX:NWT).
The Board of Directors of Bauxite Resources Limited (ASX:BAU)(PINK:BXRDF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Yan Jitai as a Non-Executive Director.
The Australian share market finished almost unchanged on Tuesday as weakness in resources stocks offset gains in the banking sector. Asian markets were lower yesterday ahead of testimony by US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index edged up 0.8 points or 0.02 per cent, at 4718.3 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had slipped 1.7 points, or 0.04 per cent, lower to 4731.