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STOCKS - AUSTRALIAN SHARES OPEN HIGHER - NOV 3, 2008.
SYDNEY, Nov 3 Asia Pulse - The Australian sharemarket has opened higher, buoyed by rises in financial stocks, after Wall Street rallied on Friday.
At 1015 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 80.9 points, or 2.01 per cent, at 4,098.9, while the broader All Ordinaries had gained 77.6 points, or 1.95 per cent, to 4,060.3.
On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index futures contract was 66 points higher at 4,102 on a volume of 6,879 contracts.
The financial sector was stronger. ANZ shares lifted 34 cents, or 1.96 per cent, to $17.70, National Australia Bank rose 60 cents, or 2.5 per cent, to $24.59 and Commonwealth Bank gained 52 cents, or 1.29 per cent, to $40.82.
Westpac lifted 58 cents, or 2.86 per cent, to $20.86 and St George Bank was 40 cents higher, or 1.44 per cent, to .10.
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- AUSTRALIA'S ST GEORGE BANK STICKS TO 2008 EARNINGS FORECAST.
- News wire article from: AsiaPulse News August 12, 2008 700+ words
...the funding markets," St George said. "It is difficult...uncertainty going forward." St George said any recommendation...November. At 1128 AEST, St George shares were 84 cents higher, or 2.78 per cent, at A$31.07.
- NET PROFIT RISES SLIGHTLY FOR AUSTRALIA'S ST GEORGE BANK.
- News wire article from: AsiaPulse News October 29, 2008 700+ words
...rose by 0.9 per cent to $A1.17 billion...jumped 13.9 per cent to $1.32 billion...fiscal 2007. St George announced a final dividend of 94 cents, taking the total...quality of the St George franchise...grew 9.4 per cent to $3.58 billion...
- AUSTRALIA'S ST GEORGE BANK RECOMMENDS IMPROVED WESTPAC BID.
- News wire article from: AsiaPulse News September 8, 2008 700+ words
...US1.04) per St George share, the two banks...statement. The 28 cents per share hike will...its shares for each St George share is unchanged...buoyant wider market. St George finished 4.73 per cent, or $A1.44...
- AUSTRALIA'S ST GEORGE BANK POSTS 14 PCT RISE IN H1 NET PROFIT.
- News wire article from: AsiaPulse News May 1, 2007 700+ words
...mainland states," St George said. Managed funds grew 19.2 per cent to $44.3 billion...contributed 12 per cent to the group's pre-tax earnings. St George declared an interim dividend of 82 cents, up from 74 cents...
- AUSTRALIA'S ST GEORGE BANK POSTS YR NET PROFIT OF US$1.07 BLN.(Financial report)
- News wire article from: AsiaPulse News October 31, 2007 700+ words
...revenue grew by 10.8 per cent and the bank's cost...declined to 42.5 per cent. Bad and doubtful debts...assets was 0.16 per cent, which St George said compared favourably...a final dividend of 86 cents, up from 77 cents for...
- WESTPAC'S HUNGER FOR AUST MKT SHARE DRIVES ST GEORGE RESTRUCTURE.
- News wire article from: AsiaPulse News September 3, 2009 700+ words
...share of retail deposits by 1.7 per cent to 14.48, and St George expanded its share by 1.1 per cent...with Westpac now holding an 18.71 per cent share, and St George holding an 8.16 per cent share. Their 26.87 per cent share...
- St George lauds `best bank' program. (Best Regional Bank).(Brief...
- Magazine article from: Australian Banking & Finance May 21, 2002 700+ words
...forward. "During the half year St George has delivered profitable increases...period, an increase of 31 per cent, and now represents 39 per cent of total income. At the same...s core banking business, St George is also investing in high growth...
- ST GEORGE REAFFIRMS ANNUAL EARNINGS GUIDANCE.
- News wire article from: AsiaPulse News June 21, 2007 700+ words
...robust 22.9 per cent on an annualised basis. St George has a September 30...grew by 9.8 per cent. St George said a large pipeline...the market, with St George's share price falling by just one cent to $35.95 by 1353...
Source: HighBeam Research, STOCKS - AUSTRALIAN SHARES OPEN HIGHER - NOV 3, 2008.