16 Oct 2019 - Following positive leads from US markets, the ASX looks set to open higher. It was good news in the US as stocks hit four-week highs. Healthcare and financials led the gains. The UK saw the sterling soar to a four-month high as the Brexit deadline of October 31st draws close. Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) yesterday launched a new sustainability website to provide updates on areas critical to the Group’s performance.
15 Oct 2019 - After a drop in early trade the ASX managed to maintain momentum and closed 0.1% higher. Southern Cross Media (ASX:SXL) shares have fallen sharply on the back of the company’s latest trading update. Nick Scali (ASX:NCK) shares took a dip today after they released a trading update showing that difficult trading conditions have continued for the first three months into the current financial year.
15 Oct 2019 - The Australian share market opened lower this morning following leads from the US but has gained some momentum and is now edging into positive territory in the second hour of trade. Retail Food Group (ASX:RFG) has announced a $190 million equity raising.
15 Oct 2019 - Medical marketer and wholesaler EBOS (ASX:EBO) has entered into the medical device market with the $34 million acquisition of LMT and National Surgical businesses.
15 Oct 2019 - Southern Cross Media (ASX:SXL) shares have fallen sharply on the back of the company’s latest trading update.
15 Oct 2019 - IMF Bentham (ASX:IMF) will finance its proposed $141 million acquisition of European litigation funder Omni Bridgeway via a capital raising.
15 Oct 2019 - NAB (ASX:NAB) has announced the appointment of Ms Kathryn Fagg as a non-executive director effective from 16 December 2019.
15 Oct 2019 - Newcrest Mining (ASX:NCM) has announced the board has approved the first stage of an expansion project at its Cadia gold mine in NSW.
15 Oct 2019 - Nine Entertainment (ASX:NEC) has announced it now holds a stake of 98.64 per cent in Macquarie Media following the closure of its offer period at 7.00pm yesterday.
15 Oct 2019 - The local sharemearket is set to open lower after Wall Street slipped on new concerns around a US-China trade agreement. Australia’s largest airline, Qantas (ASX:QAN) has announced that it is once again in a position to qualify for inclusion in the MSCI Global Investable Market Indexes based on its most recent foreign ownership reconciliation
