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Changes in weighting to Trade Weighted Index

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2003
... little change in the aggregate weight of Asian currencies. The Chinese renminbi weighting will increase while the Japanese yen will fall. Despite this fall the Japanese yen will continue to have the largest single weight of 16.6 per cent. The second ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks up, dollar sinks to fresh lows

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2003
... hunting. The rebound in US equity markets failed to help the dollar, which fell to new three-year lows against the Japanese yen and three-month lows against the euro. At the end of the New York session the dollar was fetching just 110.8 yen, and despite ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks continue to slide

... weaker against the yen and despite threats of intervention from the Bank of Japan. The dollar slipped 0.3% to 111.8 Japanese yen, while the euro was nearly unchanged at $US1.1474. The Australian dollar eased almost half a US cent, closing the New York ...

Afternoon market wrap: Nikkei inches up despite earthquake

... caused by a powerful earthquake that rocked Japan's northern island of Hokkaido. The US dollar was down against the Japanese yen. The Nikkei Stock Average of 225 issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange closed up 8.4 points, or 0.08 percent, at 10,318.44. ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks jump after Fed leaves rates unchanged

... bond unchanged at 4.28% and the yield on the 2-year note also unchanged at 1.60%. The US dollar weakened against the Japanese yen, but strengthened against other major currencies. The dollar fell to 116.1 yen, as the Bank of Japan lifted its official ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks dip in quiet trade

... the 10-year was trading 1 point higher at 4.27%. The US dollar was steady on the major crossrates, fetching 117.4 Japanese yen. The euro was trading at $US1.1285, although the Australian dollar climbed a further quarter of a cent to end the New York ...

Midday market wrap: $A strengthens following ABS jobs data

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2003
... -217.86 Country Currency Buy Sell British Pound 0.4138 0.4143 Euro Euro 0.5886 0.5891 Hong Kong Dollar 5.1385 5.1395 Japanese Yen 77.1500 77.2000 New Zealand Dollar 1.1291 1.1301 Singapore Dollar 1.1510 1.1520 US Dollar 0.6587 0.6592 Sources: Comm. Sec ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks, dollar lower on recovery concerns

... cent higher at $US0.6595, and has climbed back two US cents in a week. The US dollar was broadly steady at 116.8 Japanese yen. All Ordinaries 3237.5 +0 NASDAQ 1873.43 -15.19 Dow Jones 9507.20 -79.09 FTSE-100 4263.90 -28.20 Hang Seng 11046.82 -118.46 ...

Afternoon market wrap: Hang Seng falls more than 2% in late trade

... -236.90 Nikkei 225 10856.32 -65.72 Country Currency Buy Sell British Pound 0.4127 0.4132 Hong Kong Dollar 5.1325 5.1335 Japanese Yen 76.7600 76.8100 New Zealand Dollar 1.1267 1.1277 Singapore Dollar 1.1499 1.1509 US Dollar 0.6579 0.6584 Sources: Commonwealth ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks regain lost ground

... points to 4.43%. The US dollar closed mixed, strengthening slightly against European currencies but easing against the Japanese yen. The euro fell to $US1.1068, while surprisingly limited intervention by Japanese monetary authorities saw the US dollar ...