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Morning market wrap: US shares sharply lower

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2003
... Alan Greenspan's testimony to Congress next week. The yield on the benchmark 10-year bond fell 3 points to 3.66%. The US dollar soared to a two-month high against sterling, after the Bank of England surprised markets with a 25 point cut to its base lending ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks succumb to profit-taking

... gains. The yield on the 10-year bond fell 4 points to 3.68% after the successful auction of inflation-indexed bonds. The US dollar eased back from two-month highs against the euro, with the European currency fetching $US1.1318 at the close of New York ...

Morning market wrap: US Shares up, Australian dollar slumps

... bond fell 2 points to 3.72%. But the Australian dollar slumped overnight on deteriorating technicals and a resurgent US dollar. The Australian currency fell over one US cent to $US0.6610. At one point in overnight trade the dollar was trading at $US0.6560. ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks jump on improving outlook

... fixed interest markets, the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury bond rose over 10 points to close at 3.73%. The US dollar also enjoyed broad-based gains. The euro sank to a two-month low against the dollar, ending New York trade at $US1.1353. The ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares lag offshore gains

... continued to slide during afternoon trade, closing almost three quarters of a US cent lower at $US0.6745. Overnight the US dollar advanced against the euro and other "commodity" currencies as share markets surged higher. The yield on the 10-year government ...

Morning market wrap: Investors await re-opening of US markets

... finished lower for two consecutive weeks and is almost 5% down on the recent peak of 4,027. In late European trade, the US dollar was trading a little higher against the euro and was broadly unchanged against the Japanese yen. The euro was fetching $1.1475 ...

Global bonds sell-off from their unsustainable levels: ICAP

... in the US economy seem to have been made with some improvement in household savings for example, and a more realistic US dollar and less strained equity prices. As a result, prospects for growth have slowly improved, ICAP said.

Morning market wrap: US stocks sag on mixed economic data

... hard by the ISM release. The yield on the 10-year bond rose 10 points to 3.64%, the highest level since mid-May. The US dollar also gained on the day, finishing at 118.32 Japanese yen. The euro drifted 0.5% lower to close the US session at $1.1485. All ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks up on better earnings outlook

... on the 10-year bond ended down a point at 3.54%, while the yield on the 2-year bond was 2 points lower at 1.28%. The US dollar was mixed, losing ground against the yen as Japanese investor sentiment continues to improve. The Australian dollar also moved ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks up in late trade

... firms. US Treasuries weakened as stocks recovered, the yield on the benchmark 10-year bond rising 5 points to 3.55%. The US dollar weakened against most major currencies, down to 119.4 Japanese yen and with the euro trading at US$1.1610. Earlier in London ...