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Morning market wrap: US stocks end mixed week

With little economic news to guide them, US equity markets took the lead Friday from a mixed bag of earnings reports and the prospect that the Fed will move to lower short-term interest rates early this week. The Dow Jones industrial average edged 21.2 ...

Afternoon market wrap: Market trims gains in late trade

The Australian share market lost ground in late afternoon trade, although still ending up on last Friday's close. The All Ordinaries gained 3.8 points to close at 3059.0. Earlier the index breached 3,070 as the market took the lead from gains in major ...

Morning market wrap: US bond yields spike higher

The US bond market suffered a third consecutive day of selling, as recovery fears subside further in the wake of recent positive economic data. Traders continue to wind back earlier expectations of an aggressive rate cut at the next FOMC meeting on ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks extend gains

US equity markets continued to push higher overnight, as consumer price data helped ease concerns over deflation. All major US indexes ended higher, following on from the strong gains Monday. The Dow Jones industrial average closed 4.1 points stronger ...

Morning market wrap: Data spurs strong gains in US stocks

US share price indexes closed sharply higher overnight, spurred by a survey showing stronger manufacturing activity in the state of New York. The Empire State manufacturing survey jumped 16.0 points to 26.8 in June - the highest level in the two-year ...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares open lower

The Australian share market opened lower Monday morning, following losses Friday night in major US and European markets. Late in the morning the All Ordinaries was at 3,040.6, some 12.8 points lower than Friday's close. The weakness in overseas markets ...

Morning market wrap: US Stocks Slump Friday As Confidence Wanes

US stocks closed sharply lower Friday, following a survey showing consumer confidence soured in early June. The University of Michigan's index of consumer sentiment dropped to 87.2 in June from 92.1 in May, in contrast to forecasts of a modest rise. ...

Total managed funds fall 2% to $624.21 billion: ABS

The total value of managed funds in Australia during the March quarter stood at $624.21 billion, down 2 per cent from $635.09 billion during the December quarter and significantly lower than the $656.52 billion in March last year, the Australian Bureau ...

Costello refuses to be drawn on rising dollar implications

The rise of the Australian dollar was due to a "correction" in the market, Federal Treasurer Peter Costello said today, although he would not elaborate on the potential impact of the rise on the domestic economy. "You've got to bear in mind that when ...

Morning market wrap: UK, US shares dumped

Shares in the US and in London fell sharply as the rally that had pushed both markets up since March appeared to be over. Losses were particularly heavy on the FTSE-100, as the index plummeted 107.70 points to finish beneath the 4,000-mark. In the US ...