The Australian share market is continuing to gain ground after a positive lead from Wall Street and a rise in commodity prices . The market has also benefited from a $3.3 billion takeover offer for Arrow Energy by Royal Dutch Shell and PetroChina. The All Ordinaries Index was up 1

Toyota has overcome a month of negative publicity regarding its recall woes to record increased sales in Australia. The Japanese brand's reputation for quality and reliability appears to be intact despite the company recalling nearly nine million vehicles because of safety concerns that

AAP Australian shares are likely to open moderately higher on Monday after a better-than-expected February reporting season and as Wall Street and world markets edged up on Friday. However, investors will be cautious as the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is widely tipped to lift the

By 10.15am AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 28.8 points, or 0.62 per cent, at 4677.3 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had gained 28.4 points, or 0.61 per cent, at 4694.3. The local share market followed a rebound in major offshore markets after Dr Bernanke

Australian stocks are trading sharply higher, powered by banks and resources stocks on fresh economic optimism and upbeat comments from companies reporting results. Around midday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 75.7 points, or 1.6 per cent, at 4710.8, while the broader All

Wall Street has extended the previous session's strong rally after solid US housing and industrial production data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has closed 40 points higher at 10,309. The local market is also poised to open higher - in futures trade the Share Price

LAST week's decision by the federal government to put a deadline on the removal of the wholesale funding guarantee as expected sparked a rush of issues by smaller lenders. Arab Bank Australia Limited raised $150 million selling three-year bonds, backed by the government guarantee. ME Bank

At 10.15am AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 37 points, or 0.81 per cent, at 4591.3 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had lifted 38.9 points, or 0.85 per cent, to 4614 points. Mining and energy stocks were higher in early trade, outperforming the broader

A PRE-EMPTIVE strike by the competition watchdog has put a potential kink in the $2 billion float plans for the share registry group Link Market Services and the profit ambitions of its stockbroker, Austock. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission indicated it planned to