Fujitsu Australia and New Zealand, a wholly owned subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited (TYO:6702) has secured CA Technologies Australia and New Zealand, a subsidiary of CA Technologies (NASDAQ:CA) as the latest customer of its acclaimed Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) range.
Australian Market Report of October 13, 2010 includes: Golden Cross Resources (ASX:GCR) announced a 30% resource increase at its Copper Hill Project in NSW; TNG Limited (ASX:TNG) has discovered a new copper gossan in the Northern Territory; Firestone Energy Limited (ASX:FSE) has completed the final Definitive Feasible Study document for the Waterberg coal project in South Africa; ZYL Limited (ASX:ZYL) announced conceptual open-cut designs for the Kangwane Anthracite Project.
Australian shares extended their losses today as the debt issues in Euro zone continued to perplex the global stock markets. The Australian stocks joined the slump in Asian region this morning with a 1.4 per cent fall in S&P/ASX200 index at opening. Japan's Nikkei 225 shed more than 3 per cent in early trade, after the market closed for public holiday for three days.
The Australian shares fell in late trading on Monday, pulled by energy sector. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 lost 16.9 points, or 0.43 per cent, to 3886.9, and the broader All Ordinaries was down 16.8 points or 0.43 per cent to 3882.7. Analysts expect the local market remained directionless ahead of the financial year end.
The Australian shares Wednesday closed slightly higher ahead of the US Federal Reserve's monetary outlook meeting. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index gained 10.1 points, or 0.27 per cent, at 3807 points, while the broader-based All Ordinaries index rose 9.2 points, or 0.24 per cent, to 3802.2 points.
The Australian shares posted strong gains yesterday. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index ended 3% higher, or 113.4 points, at 3883. The broad-market All Ordinaries index was up 2.9%, or 108.1 points, at 3846. Today the local market is expected to extend its rally after the boost of overseas and rising commodities prices. Reserve Bank of Australia's interest rate decision will be the focus of the day.
Yesterday Asian share markets ended broadly lower after Wall Street's massive sell-off over the revised proposal to shore up U.S. banks. Japanese markets were closed for a public holiday. Hong Hong's Hang Seng Index dropped 2.5%, while South Korea's Kospi gave up 0.7%.
