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Morning market wrap: Manufacturing data propels US stocks higher

... climbing to a new 12-month high. The yield ended the day at 4.61%, compared with 4.47% at the close of trade on Friday. The US dollar enjoyed broadbased gains, although traders also continue to push the Japanese yen higher, testing the resolve of the ...

Morning market wrap: Global trading thin as US markets remain closed

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2003
... the Nikkei 225 surging 326.6 points, and which subsequently spilled over into foreign exchange markets overnight. The US dollar had slipped to 116.55 yen late in the London session, a new one-month low. But the euro was broadly steady at $US1.0973, aided ...

Morning market wrap: US shares close up on low turnover

... after news of the strong jump in the Chicago NAPM index, the yield on the 10-year bond rising five points to 4.47%. The US dollar also weakened against a wide range of currencies, driven by news the Bank of Japan had refrained from intervening to halt ...

Morning market wrap: US bonds, stocks gain on mixed data

... the two-year note fell 13 points to 1.93%, while the yield on the benchmark 10-year bond fell 12 points to 4.42%. The US dollar was broadly steady, fetching 117.3 Japanese yen, while the euro continued to trade tightly around $US1.0870. The Australian ...

Midday market wrap: Local shares enjoy broad-based gains

... $US0.6364 late in the morning. The dollar was down almost three quarters of a US cent from yesterday's local close, as the US dollar continues to consolidate recent gains on major crossrates. All Ordinaries 3193.7 +15.5 NASDAQ 1782.13 +11.48 Dow Jones ...

Morning market wrap: Local shares to get boost from raid on AMP

... slightly following a poor take-up of two-year notes at auction. The yield on the 10-year bond rose 6 points to 4.54%. The US dollar was also broadly steady on the major crossrates, fetching 117.4 Japanese yen, while the euro was trading at $US1.0877. ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks, bonds shrug off strong data

... spectrum. The yield on the 2-year note fell 5 points to 1.92%, while the 10-year bond also fell 5 points to 4.48%. The US dollar ended the day broadly unchanged against the major cross-rates, although strengthening against the Australian dollar. At the ...

Midday market wrap: Local shares soften in morning trade

... four basis points to 5.57%. The Australian dollar was trading at $US0.6490, down almost a quarter of a US cent as the US dollar continues to consolidate. All Ordinaries 3171.7 -3.3 NASDAQ 1764.31 -1.01 Dow Jones 9317.64 -31.23 FTSE-100 4225.90 +0.00 ...

Morning market wrap: US shares broadly steady

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2003
... 10-year bond rose five points to 4.53%, while the yield on the 2-year note also increased five points to 1.97%. The US dollar ended the session little changed against the major crossrates. At the close of New York trade, the dollar was fetching 117.3 ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks down on profit-taking

... basis point increase in the Fed funds rate by March 2004. The yield on the 10-year bond was unchanged at 4.48%. The US dollar strengthened further against European currencies, but continuing strong economic data out of Japan helped push the Yen to a ...