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Morning market wrap: US bonds continue sell-off

US bond yields jumped sharply higher overnight, continuing the sell-off that began in earnest with Fed chairman Alan Greenspan's Congressional testimony last week. The yield on the benchmark 10-year government bond rose 21 basis points to 4.21%, and ...

Annualised domestic growth rate jumps to 6.2%: Westpac

Australia's annualised growth rate of economic activity was 6.2 per cent in April, according to the Westpac/Melbourne Institute leading index of economic activity. Westpac said the growth rate was an "extraordinary turnaround" from March's reading of ...

Afternoon market wrap: Banks drag index to marginal loss

Losses in three of the four major banks contributed to a 1.90 point loss on the All Ordinaries index, but Promina continued to attract investor support. The newly listed insurance and financial services group finished at $2.08, a gain of $0.06. Westpac ...

Hedge funds trail broader indices in April: Hennessee

Hedge funds returned 3.04 per cent in April according to the Hennessee Hedge Fund Index, well below the S&P 500 (8.30%) and the Dow Jones (6.11%) indices, Hennessee said today. "The market may be on the verge of a momentum breakout but fundamentals ...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries continues to rise

Australian shares continued to rise in the afternoon session following the positive morning trend, finishing the day at 2971.20 points, up 36.50. Air New Zealand was one of the big movers as the apparent easing of the SARS crisis brought investors back ...

Afternoon market wrap: All ordinaries up

The All Ordinaries rose by over 0.4% in trading this afternoon as the economy is expected to be buoyed by strong consumer confidence in the wake of the decisive coalition military campaign in Iraq. Telstra has announced growth in its underlying sales ...

Afternoon market wrap: Index retreats in afternoon session

The All Ordinaries index retreated slightly during the afternoon session in sympathy with weaker regional sentiment. The Hang Seng index fell by 41.06 points to 8584.66 while the Nikkei gave up 163.63 points to 7816.49. Losses in the banking sector ...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries return negative figures

John Fernando The All Ordinaries shed 1.36% in trading today as Hong Kong's Hang Seng index also decreased by 1.22% following the trend set in Wall Street where stocks took a dive yesterday. Meanwhile the dollar is trading at a three-year high at US$0.62 ...