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

... on the 2-year Treasury note fell 8 points to 1.69%, while the 10-year bond was trading 7 points lower at 4.36%. The US dollar weakened on a wide range of cross rates, including the euro which rebounded 1.5% to close the New York session at $US1.1231. ...

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

... 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 Securities

Morning market wrap: US stocks regain lost ground

... yield on the 2-year Note backed up five points to 1.77%. The yield on the 10-year bond rose eight 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 ...

Midday market wrap: $A firmer but bonds weaker

... overnight as the United States dollar extended its payrolls-inspired losses, before a bounce in US equities dragged the US dollar back up. The Australian bond market was weaker to noon, following in the footsteps of the US Treasury market as it faltered ...

Midday market wrap: Japanese stocks rise, $A stronger

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2003
... underlying index - on a volume of 4,597 contracts. The Australian dollar was stronger at noon having capitalised on US dollar weakness in offshore trade at the weekend. All Ordinaries 3228.9 +8.8 NASDAQ 1858.24 -10.73 Dow Jones 9503.34 -84.56 FTSE-100 ...

Morning market wrap: US bonds stronger on weak employment data

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2003
... to shrug off the weak US data, with the FTSE 100 closing 8.4 points higher at 4,257.2, a 2.3% gain for the week. The US dollar weakened against major currencies with the exception of the yen, where the threat of intervention by Japanese authorities continues ...

ICAP says US current account deficit causing considerable global uncertainty

... the likely motivating forces for capital flows suggests that such flows will act to limit the extent of falls in the US dollar. Moreover, there does not seem to be a great willingness on the part of some of the major trading partners to let their exchange ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks, bonds make further gains

... the yield on the two year note was trading 12 points lower at 1.89%. The same labour market concerns also dragged the US dollar lower, with the euro up 0.9% to $US1.0944. The Australian dollar pushed back above $US0.6400 to end the New York session at ...

Morning market wrap: US shares build on earlier gains

... day. Even with an avalanche of new supply next week, the yield on the 10-year Treasury fell two points to 4.60%. The US dollar weakened on a round of mild profit-taking, losing a further 0.4% against the Japanese yen to close at 115.9. The euro edged ...

Midday market wrap: $A slips below 64 US cents

... on Thursday as buying of several exporters lost steam after the yen rose to a three-and-a-half month high against the US dollar. The Nikkei rose 0.4% while the Hang Seng gained 0.65%. Meanwhile the Australian dollar was firmer but had slipped off 64 ...