The ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO)(^AXJO) is expected to open lower today, the USA’s S&P 500 Index (.INX) fell by 0.04% on Thursday.
Australian Dollar ($A) (AUDUSD): 70.06US cents
Dow Jones (DJI): down 0.04%
Oil (WTI): $US59.31 per barrel
Gold: $US1,409 per ounce
ASX Sharemarket News
In ASX sharemarket news, AGL Energy Ltd (ASX: AGL) has announced this morning that it expects its first gas to be delivered from the proposed AGL Gas Import Jetty at Crib Point in Victoria in the second half of FY22, which AGL had first indicated could be potentially delivered in FY21.
This timetable follows AGL’s decision this week to select Hoegh Esperanza as the floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) for the Crib Point project as opposed to the Hoegh Giant.
AGL believes the Esperanza better fits timing and operational requirements arising from the Environment Effects Statement (ESS) process currently being undertaken by the Victorian Government.
[ls_content_block id=”15758″ para=”paragraphs”]
The New Zealand Overseas Investment Office (OIO) has granted Nippon Paint consent to acquire all of DuluxGroup Limited’s (ASX: DLX) shares.
DuluxGroup is currently being taken over by Nippon Paint after a $9.80 cash per share offer came through, which includes a $0.15 fully franked interim dividend and one or more special dividends adding up to $0.26 per share.
The takeover meeting is due to be held on 31 July 2019 in Melbourne.
Popular Stories:
- 2 ASX Shares To Thrive With 0.5% RBA Interest Rates
- 2 Reasons I Wouldn’t Own Ooh! Media (OML) Shares
- Ted Richards On The Australian Finance Podcast
- 3 Investing Megatrends You Can’t Ignore
The Vanguard ETFs have announced to the ASX their estimated distribution for the June 2019 quarter.
The local Vanguard Australian Share ETF (ASX: VAS) has estimated that the distribution will be 82.1362 cents per unit which would be a reduction of almost 20% compared to the same distribution a year ago. However, the September 2018, December 2018 and March 2019 distributions all had sizeable increases.
[ls_content_block id=”18457″ para=”paragraphs”]
[ls_content_block id=”18380″ para=”paragraphs”]
