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Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares end lower

The Australian share market clawed back earlier losses in afternoon trade, although the All Ordinaries still ended the day 10.1 points lower at 3,093.0. Among the market leaders, only National Australia Bank, up 40c to $32.55, and Rio, which rose 5c ...

Trade deficit rises $2.07 billion in June: ABS

Australia's trade deficit for June widened by an additional $2.07 billion, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said today. The bureau said that the export of goods and services fell $48 million to $11.37 billion during June whilst imports of goods ...

Midday market wrap: local shares open higher

The Australian share market opened on a strong note Monday morning, with the All Ordinaries breaking through the 3,100 level, and following solid advances Friday in US markets. The local market enjoyed broadbased gains, with Rio jumping 64c to $32.60. ...

Morning market wrap: Dow closes at 5-week high

US stocks bounced sharply late Friday, spurred by economic data that again surpassed analyst forecasts. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 172.1 points (1.9%) to 9,284.6, a five-week high. The broader S&P 500 also rose 17.1 points (1.7%) to 998.7 ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares end higher

The Australian share market continued to make modest gains in afternoon trade, after earlier opening over half a percent higher following strong advances Friday in US markets. The All Ordinaries eventually closed at 3,103.1, up 21.8 points from Friday's ...

Overseas visitor arrivals dips 3% in May, primarily due to SARS: ABS

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said today that the number of overseas visitor arrivals was three per cent less in May 2003, as compared with the figure for April. The number of visitor arrivals during May was 333,400, whilst the number of ...

ASIC acts on conflicts of interest

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has announced the results of its program of reviewing related party disclosure documents sent to shareholders by public companies. Under the Corporations Act, public companies must dispatch ...

Morning market wrap: US shares regain lost ground

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2003
US shares bounced back overnight on news of the deaths of Saddam Hussein's two sons and a series of solid earnings reports. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 61.8 points (0.7%) to 9,158.5, while the S&P 500 gained 9.3 points (1.0%) to end at 988.1. ...

Australia's economic growth rate to pick up: Westpac

The latest Westpac-Melbourne Institute leading index of economic activity has predicted that Australia's economic growth rate is likely to pick up in the first half of 2004. The index shows the likely pace of economic activity for six to nine months ...

Midday market wrap: Australian bonds weaker

The Australian bond market opened sharply weaker, following a large sell-off overnight in US Treasuries. The yield on the benchmark May 2013 bond jumped 14 basis points to 5.46%, while the yield on the November 2006 bond rose 8 points to 4.84%. US bonds ...