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Midday market wrap: All Ordinaries marks time

The All Ordinaries index was virtually unchanged at lunchtime despite the increasing likelihood that the war in Iraq will not last much longer. Airlines stocks were among the winners, reflecting the gains of their US counterparts on Wall Street overnight. ...

Morning market wrap: US gains muted, economic realism bites

The Dow Jones edged higher overnight but the significant rally was again across the Atlantic, as stocks in London jumped 121.40 points to 3935.80. The US market has been much less enthusiastic over recent trading days, suggesting that even as the coalition ...

Morning market wrap: Economic fears replace war worries in US

The Dow Jones made modest ground on Friday and confidence that the war with Iraq will not turn into a prolonged conflict will have been buoyed by the coalition forces' progress into Baghdad over the weekend, but worries over the state of the US economy ...

Afternoon market wrap: Market lifted by war news

Late afternoon news that coalition troops had advanced to the heart of the Iraqi capital seemed to lift a weight off anxious investors, who responded with a late flurry of buying, pushing the All Ordinaries index up to 2935.60 points, a gain of 39.30. ...

Newspaper job advertisements up by 0.4% in March: ANZ

... earlier. "The modest rise in the number of newspaper job advertisements last month suggests that the commencement of war in Iraq has not materially affected employers' hiring intentions," said Melanie Hay, ANZ senior economist. "Nevertheless, the ongoing ...

Midday market wrap: All Ordinaries up on war news

Investors reacted to the coalition advances on Baghdad over the weekend with enthusiasm, pushing the All Ordinaries index up 39.30 points to 2935.60. As troops encircled the Iraqi capital, hopes for a resolution to the conflict rose accordingly. Qantas ...

Australian economy set for 3.5% growth in 2003: JPMorgan

... micro-economic reforms meant that the economy was able to adapt to economic shocks. The survey also said that despite the war in Iraq, the outlook for business investment was good and consumer confidence has not waned in recent times. The strong activity ...

Midday market wrap: Range-bound trading ahead of weekend

... Dow Jones, but there was little in the way of movement ahead of the weekend, when investors will again turn to events in Iraq. The major banks were all a little lower after some strong support earlier in the week, but AMP was moving in the opposite direction. ...

Morning market wrap:Advance on Baghdad sparks advance on Wall St

Shares in the US surged higher as coalition forces appeared to be making significant inroads towards Iraq, following days of intense bombing of Iraqi positions. The news unleashed a wave of enthusiasm among US investors, pushing the Dow Jones index ...

Midday market wrap: News Corp, AMP lead index higher

... buying interest in blue chips such as News Corp and AMP. Investors were clearly now interpreting the most recent news from Iraq as positive, with coalition forces apparently making good progress towards the capital. How the battle will progress once ...