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Afternoon market wrap: Shares, dollar end higher

... November 2006 bond was at 5.750 per cent from 5.680. The market also anticipates positive economic news out of the United States tonight on weekly jobless claims as well as an upbeat speech from US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan.

US energy group AES to make bid for Loy Yang - report

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2003
United States energy company AES Corporation has reportedly joined the race to buy Victoria's biggest electricity producer, Loy Yang, with a $3.1 billion bid. The bid aims to trump an offer from Australian Gas Light, which has faced delays in getting ...

Midday market report: Shares surge higher on US data

... cents to $1.69. Earlier, the Australian bond market had opened weaker after sparkling manufacturing figures in the United States overnight encouraged further selling. In early trade the yield on the Commonwealth Government May 2013 bond was at 5.820 ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar sinks below $US0.7000

The Australian dollar sank below $US0.7000 overnight as the United States dollar swept to strength on the back of a resurgent US manufacturing sector. The Australian dollar slumped by nearly a full US cent in New York following manufacturing data at ...

Melbourne Cup Day looms as d-day for interest rates

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2003
... community for higher rates but it will also want more certainty on the US economy, especially the labour market." The United States last week reported economic growth of 7.2 per cent for the year to September, although the gains have failed to translate ...

Morning Market Wrap: Caution ahead of data releases

... ordinaries was down 2.2 points to 3282.4. The Australian dollar opened the week in stronger territory, defying broad United States dollar strength over the weekend. At 0700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7075/80 compared with Friday's ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar weaker; ASX retreats from early gains

... day in positive territory, buoyed by resource stocks, good company results in recent days and a mild upswing in United States equities overnight. But the market quickly turned with a lack of interest ahead of the weekend, Patterson Ord Minnett senior ...

Morning Market Report: US GDP surges at 7.2%; Dollar hits $US0.7100 overnight

... Index was up 10.76 points to 1947.32. In Sydney today, the Australian share market is likely to gain ground after United States stocks were bolstered by a surprisingly bullish report on the US economy. US gross domestic product surged at a 7.2 per cent ...

Afternoon market wrap: Local shares close higher

... But the Australian dollar closed nearly unchanged, after offshore buyers supported it against a broadly stronger United States dollar. The dollar was trading at $US0.7052/62, compared with yesterday's close of 0.7054/59. The local unit crept higher in ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar weak waiting for US GDP results

The Australian dollar was weaker at noon after the United States dollar strengthened overnight in anticipation of a strong third quarter US gross domestic product (GDP) reading tonight. At 1200 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7029/32 ...