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Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2004
... the Australian dollar was lower at 72.16 US cents compared with yesterday's close of 73.21 US cents. It's worth 79.50 Japanese yen, 61.00 euro cents and 1.1621 New Zealand dollars. It is trading at 40.76 British pence. In Sydney yesterday, the benchmark ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2004
The Australian dollar rose by one United States cent overnight as Japanese asset reallocation caused yen selling against the major currencies. At 0700 AEST the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7630/35 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7532/37. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 APR 2004
... interest rate at two per cent, despite speculation it might cut rates. The US dollar recorded a further fall against the Japanese yen after the Bank of Japan's Tankan survey showed executives at service companies were optimistic for the first time in ...

Macquarie Bank sets up Japanese infrastructure fund

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2004
Macquarie Bank has acquired a stake in a Japanese toll road, continuing its plan to invest in infrastructure assets around the world. A year after launching its Korean Road Infrastructure Fund, Macquarie said today it joined the Japanese Government-owned ...

Midday Market Wrap: Slightly weaker $A on quiet trading day

... said. "There is not a lot of news flow out to influence the market today...It is going to be very much flow driven day." Japanese stocks opened higher on Friday with investors returning to Tokyo Electron and other tech issues after their U.S. peers rose ...

Morning Market Wrap: $A opens weaker as new SARS fears emerge

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2003
... at 1076.48. The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index ended down 3.26 points or 0.17 per cent at 1921.03. In Tokyo, Japanese stocks slid to a one-week low on Wednesday after Taiwan said a medical researcher had tested positive for SARS, prompting investors ...

Latest OECD data indicates moderate to strong economic global growth

... economies of the OECD countries. The data released signals continued accelerating performance in the United States and the Japanese economies. Data for the Euro area point to improved performance ahead, though stronger in Germany than in France. The ...

Lure of high yields attracts global fund investments in Australia

... major reason. He said that TD Securities' forecast for US economic growth for the next quarter is a more sober 3.5%. "The Japanese economy looks encouraging as well and a 1.5% to 2% growth is likely although there are still some structural problems there," ...

Afternoon Market Wrap: $A closes above 70 cents, Nikkei edges higher

... States. At 1700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7030/34 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7013/23. Japanese share prices rose 1.02 percent today, led by gains in the banks, dealers said. The Tokyo Stock Exchange's Nikkei-225 index gained ...

Nikkei rises in afternoon trade, while domestic bonds close weaker

WITH AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2003
Japanese share prices rose 1.15 percent today, led by domestic demand linked companies, dealers said. The Tokyo Stock Exchange's Nikkei-225 index gained 118.42 points to close at 10,454.12. However, the Australian bond market closed weaker today after ...