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Midday market wrap: Shares, bonds both ease on stronger US data

The Australian share market opened in negative territory, following a fall in the United States market on Friday night. At early trade the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was 9.3 points weaker at 3239.2 while the all ordinaries index fell 7.6 points to ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar weaker after US jobless claims plunge

... investors waited for a crucial jobs report due out today. Yesterday, the Australian share market swung into positive territory just before the close, despite being weighed down by the banking sector for most of the session. Gains by resources stocks ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares, dollar end higher

The Australian share market made it into positive territory just before the close of trading today, despite being weighed down by the banking sector for most of the session. Gains by market heavyweight News Corp and resource stocks managed to reverse ...

Afternoon market report: Trade thins as Melbourne Cup takes precedence

WITH AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2003
... Australian share market slowed to a dribble, although the broader market indexes still managed to end the day in positive territory. "The market was a lot stronger earlier in the day when there was a lot more activity around domestically," Shaw Stockbroking ...

Australian business increasingly bullish on 2004

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2003
... when executives were looking ahead at 2003," she said. "This time last year employment prospects dipped into negative territory to an 11-year low of minus three per cent - 17 points below today's figure." The employment expectations index, at 14, represented ...

Morning Market Wrap: Caution ahead of data releases

... day ahead, was one point higher at 3260 on a volume of 682 contracts. On Friday, the share market closed in negative territory, weighed down by the banking, retail and media sectors. After starting the day on a positive note the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 ...

Afternoon market wrap: Banks lead local shares lower

The Australian share market closed in negative territory today weighed down by the banking, retail and media sectors. After starting the day on a positive note the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index lost 1.8 points to 3272.0, while the all ordinaries was down ...

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

... Australian share market has retreated from early gains to be weaker at noon. The local bourse started the day in positive territory, buoyed by resource stocks, good company results in recent days and a mild upswing in United States equities overnight. ...

Building approvals strong: ABS

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2003
... 16.3 per cent jump in apartment approvals to their highest level in a year, with Victoria, the ACT and the Northern Territory all recording large increases. Approvals for stand-alone houses rose 3.2 per cent in September, allowing for seasonal factors ...

Midday Market Wrap: Market slips into negative

The Australian share market slipped into negative territory at noon weighed down by the weakening bank sector. At 1210 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was 1.2 points lower at 3243.2 while the all ordinaries eased 0.2 of a point to 3254.7. On the ...