Australian shares end at 2-month low as Omicron worries persistThe S&P/ASX 200 index ended 0.15% lower at 7,225.2, its weakest level since Oct. 6, after shedding nearly 1% during the session.
02 Dec, 2021, 01.33 PM IST
Australia shares close lower as healthcare, tech stocks dragTech stocks also fell 1.72%, dragged by Xero Ltd and heavyweight Afterpay, down 4.86% and 0.64%, respectively.
08 Nov, 2021, 01.19 PM IST
Australia shares end flat, post second straight weekly lossWesfarmers dropped 2.8% after it flagged a gloomy start to fiscal 2022, even as it announced a surprise A$2.3 billion ($1.66 billion) buyba...
27 Aug, 2021, 01.49 PM IST
ASX 200 closes higher as Australian commodities stocks lead rallyThe S&P/ASX 200 index rose 0.8% to 7,334.7 points, but prospects of an extended Sydney lockdown capped gains. The benchmark had ended 0.5% ...
12 Jul, 2021, 01.21 PM IST
Climate action investor group adds world's largest oil producer Saudi Aramco to focus listClimate Action 100+, the 450 members of which manage more than $47 trillion in assets, seeks to engage with the companies responsible for m...
18 Nov, 2020, 10.55 PM IST
Australia shares falter on weak earnings; NZ upRetail peers Wesfarmers Ltd and Coles Group Ltd slid 1.6 per cent and 5.9 per cent, respectively.
20 Feb, 2019, 01.01 PM IST
Australian shares snap three weeks of losses; NZ flatThe S&P/ASX 200 index rose 0.4 per cent or 23.8 points to 5,681.5 at the close of trade for a weekly gain of 0.25 per cent.
07 Dec, 2018, 01.48 PM IST
Australian shares gain, but in red for week despite modest relief for financials; NZ downThe S&P/ASX 200 index closed 0.2 per cent higher at 6,185.5.
05 Oct, 2018, 02.10 PM IST
Australia shares dip on weaker banks, consumer stocks; NZ risesAnglo-Australian miner BHP climbed 1.1 per cent to its highest since Sept.
20 Sep, 2018, 12.32 PM IST
Australia shares close higher on financials; NZ flatThe S&P/ASX 200 index climbed 0.2 per cent to 5,799.60 points at the close of trade, gaining 0.4 per cent for the week.
17 Mar, 2017, 12.13 PM IST
G20, B20 to discuss steps to boost infrastructure investmentPolicymakers will come together for the first proposed joint G20 and B20 roundtable discussion to identify steps to lift infrastructure inv...
21 Feb, 2014, 08.43 PM IST
- Reliance Power short-listed for auction of Wesfarmers' Premier coal mine in Australia: Report
Reliance Power is believed to be one of the firms short-listed for the auction of diversified industrial group Wesfarmers' Premier coal min...
27 May, 2011, 04.20 PM IST
- Reliance Industries joins race for Australia's Premier Coal; stock up
Reliance Industries has submitted an expression of interest to buy Australia’s Premier Coal, a division of ASX-listed Wesfarmers Group.
27 May, 2011, 10.09 AM IST
- Reliance Industries joins race for Australia's Premier Coal
RIL is likely to initiate due diligence on assets of Premier Coal and may submit a final bid at the end of June if it is satisfied with the...
27 May, 2011, 09.26 AM IST
- Indian, Chinese cos to bid for Premier Coal
UBS and Gresham Advisory Partners are running the sale mandate for Wesfarmers, the parent company that has put the asset on the block.
15 Apr, 2011, 07.01 AM IST
- Hyundai Steel signs coal contract with Rio Tinto
South Korea's Hyundai Steel, has signed a term deal with Australian miner Rio Tinto to receive at least 1 million tonnes of coal per year, ...
08 Aug, 2008, 09.12 AM IST
- Coles shareholders approve Wesfarmers $17 bn takeover
Shareholders in Australian retailer Coles Group Ltd voted in favor of a 19 billion Australian dollar (US$17 billion; euro11.7 billion) buyo...
07 Nov, 2007, 09.51 AM IST