Ansell Limited (ASX:ANN) Half Year Profit Up 12% To US$61.0 Million
Ansell Limited (ASX:ANN) (PINK:ANSLF) today announced Profit Attributable for the first half of US$61.0m, up 12% on the previous year's US$54.3m.
Ansell Limited (ASX:ANN) (PINK:ANSLF) today announced Profit Attributable for the first half of US$61.0m, up 12% on the previous year's US$54.3m.
Australian Market Report of December 30, 2010 includes: Quest Minerals Limited (ASX:QNL) has entered into an agreement to earn 80% of two iron ore prospects in WA; PanAust Limited (ASX:PNA) has completed the sale of its fourth shipment of copper-gold concentrate in Laos; Montezuma Mining Company Limited (ASX:MZM) confirmed copper/cobalt sulphide mineralisation at Butcherbird; Norwest Energy NL (ASX:NWE) announced a A$2m equity raising to provide exploration funds.
Emperor Capital Group Limited (HKG:0717), a one-stop comprehensive financial services centre in Hong Kong today announces its satisfactory results for the 12 months ended 30 September 2010 (the "Year").
Trevor Skyes is one Australia's leading finance writers. In a journalistic career spanning more than half a century, he has been Editor of The Bulletin, Editor-in-Chief of Australian Business and Assistant Editor of The Australian Financial Review. He is also the creator of the Pierpont column in which he assumes the identity of a crusty old clubman who surveys the financial world and its scandals through the bottom of a brandy glass at the Croesus Club.
Australian market this morning opened in red led by consumer staples, which lost 2 per cent. Both materials sector and metals and mining sector dropped 1.1 per cent in early trade. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 Index was down 0.67 per cent, while the broader All Ordinaries Index fell 0.59 per cent.
Australian shares opened marginally lower following Wall Street's weak lead. Investors continued to place focus on the local news while the earnings season entered the final stage. The Australian dollar also opened lower on Monday over the federal election uncertainty. The local unit was trading at 88.63 US cents, down 0.44 per cent from Friday's close of 89.03 US cents.
The Australian shares opened slightly lower on Thursday despite Wall Street's positive lead. The focus of the local market continued to be the company earnings reports. In early trade, both the S&P/ASX200 index and the All Ordinaries fell 0.1 per cent.