Mystery trades hit ANZ

MARK HAWTHORNE 11:41am | Traders suspect share prices of a number of major ASX200 stocks - including ANZ - were manipulated when the ASX opened today.

Markets Live: Miners lead stocks higher

12:30pm | Australian shares open stronger after Euro shares rose ahead of a meeting of EU leaders and solid housing data from the US buoyed Wall Street.

Struggling Ten flags job cuts

CHRIS ZAPPONE 12:09pm | Ten Networks is calling for voluntary redundancies the same day it revealed a $12.9m loss amid a slump in ratings.

• |  Ten swings to loss amid soft ratings

Woodside soars on forecast upgrade

PETER KER 12:17pm | Shares in Woodside Petroleum are rocketing after the company increased its production forecast for this year.

Big W lifts sales for Woolies

10:56am | Woolworths' first quarter sales have increased by 4.3 per cent to more than $15 billion but investors aren't too excited.

Mining sector weighs on business conditions

11:36am | Australian business conditions and confidence are slightly better but still at fairly weak levels, especially in the mining sector, a private survey shows.

Newcrest digs up less gold

PETER KER 10:03am | Newcrest completes another underwhelming quarter, confirming that four of its six mines produced less gold than in the three months to June.

BoQ posts first Aussie bank loss in 20 years

10:26am | Bank of Queensland posts a loss of $17.1 million, the first full-year loss by an Australian bank in 20 years.