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Morning market wrap: US stocks trail lower overnight

The Dow Jones index and Nasdaq trailed lower in trading yesterday, with both indices losing over one per cent in value, whilst stocks in London also trailed lower by over 0.68%. The Australian dollar is a tad under the US$0.68 mark and is expected to ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks trail higher

The All Ordinaries is expected to take the lead from the markets in the US, with the Dow Jones having gained 1.17 per cent overnight and the Nasdaq reaching higher by 1.38%. London's FTSE-100 reached higher by 21.70 points or 0.5% to 4314.70. Meanwhile ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks jump after Fed leaves rates unchanged

US stocks traded higher overnight, spurred by the Federal Reserve's decision to leave short-term interest rates unchanged and growing confidence among investors monetary policy will remain accommodative for the foreseeable future. In announcing the ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks dip in quiet trade

US stocks traded slightly lower overnight, with new industrial production data providing little direction. Insurance stocks were also weaker as investors focused on the possibility of Hurricane Isabel hitting the US east coast later this week. The Dow ...

Morning market wrap: Technicals push US stocks modestly higher

US stocks edged a little higher Friday, with markets bouncing off key support levels after a round of disappointing data on US consumer spending. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 11.8 points (0.1%), eventually ending the day at 9,471.6. The S&P ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks close higher

US stocks crept higher overnight, shrugging off news of a further rise in initial claims for unemployment benefits last week. But equity markets ware supported by a strong earnings result from software maker Adobe Systems Inc. and positive comments ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks end lower on recovery fears

US stocks fell for a second consecutive day, following the airing on Arabic television of new footage of Osama bin Laden. Investors also continue to question the likely strength of the earnings recovery, after news on Friday payrolls fell 92,000 in ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks, dollar lower on recovery concerns

US stock markets pulled back overnight, with mobile phone giant Nokia warning of revenue weakness in the third quarter and as a growing number of investors begin to question the strength of the broader corporate earnings recovery. The Dow Jones industrial ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks regain lost ground

US stocks partly recovered ground lost Friday after the disappointing payrolls report, with markets buoyed overnight by a series of positive recommendations from US brokerage houses. IBM and drugmaker Merck & Co. were among stocks to earn upgraded recommendations ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks, bonds make further gains

US equity markets moved higher again overnight, with a series of bullish brokerage recommendations on technology bellwethers lifting the Nasdaq composite index to a seventh straight rise. Bonds also built on recent gains, as traders positioned for what ...