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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2007
... NEW YORK - US stocks rose on Friday, driving the Dow and the S&P 500 to record finishes, as strong jobs and manufacturing data reassured investors about the economy's health. Wal-Mart Stores Inc shares jumped 3.9 per cent after it announced plans for ...

Market retreats ahead of rates reprieve

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2007
Cowed by stronger than expected manufacturing data from the US, which undermines Australia's yield advantage, both the share market and the Aussie dollar took a tumble yesterday. The S&P/ASX 200 index fell 20.2 points to 6,145.8 and the All Ordinaries ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2006
... takeover of Lucent. But stocks gave up early gains and finished mixed as investors worried about whether soft manufacturing data meant the economy was slowing, and a weak sales report from GM pushed the automaker's shares lower. The Dow Jones industrial ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2004
... ended near the unchanged mark on Thursday as investors digested mixed earnings reports and weaker-than-expected manufacturing data. The Dow Jones industrial average was down just 0.07 of a point at 9937.64. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index was ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar opens weaker

... unable to raise the bar further against a US dollar that rebounded strongly on better-than-expected US non-manufacturing data showing more strength in the world's largest economy. Investors will have plenty of corporate news to digest today as media ...

Midday market report: Shares surge higher on US data

... sank below $US0.7000 overnight as the United States dollar swept to strength on the back of the resurgent US manufacturing data. The Australian dollar opened at $US0.6991/96 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7076/81. The dollar was knocked from its ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar sinks below $US0.7000

... resurgent US manufacturing sector. The Australian dollar slumped by nearly a full US cent in New York following manufacturing data at its best level in three-and-a-half years. At 0700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.6991/96 compared with ...

Morning market wrap: Manufacturing data propels US stocks higher

The Nasdaq composite index closed at 17-month highs, and US bluechip indices closed at 14-month highs, following a report from the Institute of Supply Management (ISM) which showed manufacturing activity surged in August. The ISM index jumped 3.9 points ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks dip on disappointing data

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2003
US stocks ended the week lower, as July employment and manufacturing data fell short of investors' optimistic expectations. But Treasuries also were unable to capitalise on the disappointing news, ending the day mixed to slightly lower. Earlier the ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks edge lower

Major US share price indexes drifted lower Monday, with new manufacturing data failing to excite investors. The Chicago NAPM index edged up 0.3 points to 52.5 in June, suggesting manufacturing production continues to expand only modestly in the mid-west ...