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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2007
... straight session of gains. The market added 0.02 per cent, with exporters such as Olympus rising after an index of US manufacturing activity reached its highest level in over a year, adding confidence in Japan's largest export market. The Nikkei rose ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2007
... expansion plans. A government report on job creation in May and the Institute for Supply Management's gauge of US manufacturing activity both beat forecasts and underpinned the market. But while the data increased optimism about profits, this week's ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2006
... measure increased from 12.5 to 19.4 and shipments increased by two points to 22.5 suggesting a slight rebound in US manufacturing activity. The prices paid index fell from 41 in September to 30.8 in October while prices received increased by only 1.5 ...

Daily economic update

... previous month. This is below market expectations for an increase to 57.7. The latest result indicates that the US manufacturing sector continues to expand - the ISM remains above the 50 expansion/contraction line - but that the rate of growth in the ...

Daily economic update

... Northern Hemisphere winter, which brought utility production down by a massive 10.2 per cent during the month. US manufacturing output continued to expand, rising by 0.7 per cent in January with motor vehicle production rising by 2.3 per cent. Mining ...

Daily economic update

... per cent. In the US, the latest Institute of Supply Management (ISM) report points to continued growth in the US manufacturing sector. The ISM manufacturing index fell to 54.8 in January from 55.6 in the previous month. All components are above the 50 ...

Aust manufacturing activity measure falls slightly in August

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2004
A measure of Australian manufacturing activity fell slightly in August as a boost from the Federal government\'s family payments subsided, a survey has found. The Australian Industry Group-PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian Performance of Manufacturing ...

Resources ready to power the ASX 200 in 04/05

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2004
... comprise three phases. UBS head of resources research Glyn Lawcock said that despite some evidence indicating US manufacturing indices were peaking, the world resources sector appeared to have entered the third phase, or \"second leg\". He said UBS maintained ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2004
... $US0.7640 and a low of 0.7558. The Australian share market is likely to rise, after an encouraging report on US manufacturing sparked a modest rally on Wall St overnight. In overnight trading on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index ...

Afternoon market report: Trade thins as Melbourne Cup takes precedence

WITH AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2003
... The Australian dollar was almost one US cent lower after a report overnight showing significant strength in the US manufacturing sector. In early afternoon trade the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.6978/83 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7076/81. ...