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Morning market wrap: US shares broadly steady

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2003
Major US share market indexes ended narrowly mixed, hampered by thin volumes and a renewed rise in bond yields. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 31.2 points (0.3%) to close at 9,317.6, while the broader S&P 500 inched up by less than a point to ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks down on profit-taking

Major US share market indexes pulled back Friday, despite a positive sales forecast from Intel Corp. The microchip manufacturer's higher forecasts initially pushed markets higher, only to be followed by moves among investors to lock in profits from ...

Morning market wrap: US shares weather bombings

Major US share market indexes rose overnight, although two separate bombings in the Middle East and a disappointing earnings report after the market from Hewlett-Packard have raised the spectre of renewed risk aversion. Shares in HP fell by over 10% ...

Morning market wrap: Dow Jones index jumps to 14-month high

Major US share market indexes climbed higher overnight, as investors continued to gain confidence in the strength of the economic and earnings recovery. In contrast to the last few weeks, moreover, the bond market proved little obstacle to higher share ...

ING in $329.63 million New York property acquisition

... growing to 8.1% in year two.Current occupancy within the property is 88%. "This is an ideal asset for the fund's first major US acquisition in one of the largest and deepest office markets in the world," said Tino Tanfara, chief executive officer of ...

Midday market wrap: Local shares eke out modest gains

The Australian share market traded marginally higher in the morning session, defying declines overnight in major US and UK indexes. But the bond market opened considerably weaker, in line with rising yields in the US Treasuries market. Overnight the ...

Morning market wrap: US shares up on low volumes

Major US share market indexes crept higher overnight, including the Nasdaq which finally snapped a run of six straight declines. The Dow Jones industrial average ended the session 26.3 points (0.3%) higher at 9,217.4, while the S&P 500 rose 3 points ...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares dip at the open

The Australian share market opened lower, following declines overnight in major US equity market indexes. At midday the All Ordinaries was down 12.6 points, to 3,110.8. Few sectors of the market were spared, with major banks, resource, media and telecommunications ...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares edge higher

Australian shares opened modestly stronger this morning, following gains Friday in major US and European markets. US markets were buoyed by a solid earnings result from Microsoft, and positive comments from telecommunications giant Ericsson. Locally ...

POF advises unitholders of alternative takeover proposal

WITH AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2003
... of which were flagged to the market on Monday, POF would acquire a suburban office portfolio valued at $468 million in major US cities such as Washington, San Francisco, Chicago and Boston. POF would be restructured, internalising its asset management ...