澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-03-25（在线收听） |
The local share market recovered most of the day's earlier losses,which was sparked by a sale-off on global markets.By the close,the ALL-Ordinaries Index lost just few points as did the ASX 200 Index.QR National Stocks slumped.Premier investments went the other way.The miners lost ground while the banks gained.Spot gold is set in Asian trade,West Texas Crude slipped overnight on concerns about falling demand and the Australian dollar is buying 103.8 US cents. Premier Investment has defied the tough retail environment,posting a small fall in first half earnings.Premier,which owns brands including Just Jeans,Portmans and Peter Alexander,revealed a 2.4% slide in first half profit to 32.5 million dollars.Shareholders will receive a dividend of 18 cents per share fully franked.
The freight operator, QR National,has cuts its profits guidance on the back of falling demand for coal transport from Queensland.
Two months ago,the company told investors it's expected earnings to come in as five hundred and seventy-eight million dollars.Then now is expected to be as low as five hundred and forty million dollars.
Laws that crack down on shonky financial advisers has passed the lower House of Parliament.They are designed to end a secret commission and make sure advisers put their clients' interests first. The Federal opposition says the new laws simply add more red tape. |
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