Market continues to fall after damage on Wall St overnight =2

AAP General News (Australia)
08-16-2007
Market continues to fall after damage on Wall St overnight =2

At 1230 AEST, all the major banks were down with National Australia Bank dropping 79
cents, or 2.06 per cent, to $37.57, Commonwealth Bank down $1.90, or 3.58 per cent, to
$51.10, ANZ 70 cents lower at $26.90 and Westpac down 77 cents, or 3.06 per cent, to $24.37.

Local energy stocks all were down, too, with Woodside Petroleum losing $1.28 to $38.86,
Santos falling 38 cents to $11.00 and Oil Search down eight cents to $3.17.

In media, stocks were mixed with Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd down 56 cents, or
3.22 per cent, at $16.84 and Fairfax up four cents, or 0.89 per cent, to $4.52.

News Corporation rose 36 cents to $25.76 while its non-voting scrip was up by 10 cents to $23.95.

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