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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 ...

Mid-afternoon market wrap: Nikkei eases back as US stocks rise

Japan's Nikkei average eased back from its early rise to 14-month highs, decreasing by 0.35 per cent to 10652.39, by 1254 AEST. Meanwhile the Dow Jones rose by a healthy 1.13% and the Hang Seng increased 0.8%, while the All Ords and FTSE remained steady. ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks, bonds shrug off strong data

US share markets ended the session only marginally higher, despite further evidence the economic recovery is gathering momentum. Earlier in the day the Conference Board announced its index of consumer confidence jumped 4.3 points to 81.3 in August ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks down on profit-taking

Major US share market indexes pulled back Friday, despite a positive sales forecast from Intel Corp. The microchip manufacturer's higher forecasts initially pushed markets higher, only to be followed by moves among investors to lock in profits from ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks rise on economic optimism

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2003
Strong economic data helped push US stocks higher overnight, but more evidence major European economies are lagging the US recovery pushed the euro to a four-month low against the US dollar. In the US, the Philadelphia Fed index reported its index of ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks, bonds edge lower

US stocks eased overnight, as markets continued to digest the implications of a disappointing earnings result from technology bellwether Hewlett-Packard Co. The Dow Jones eased 31.4 points (0.3%) to 9,397.5, underpinned by a 10% fall in Hewlett-Packard. ...

Morning market wrap: Power blackout hits US share price futures, supports bonds

US stocks finished higher overnight, although a power outage across large parts of the eastern US and Canada sent share price futures lower after the close of the regular trading session. US bond yields also fell sharply with the blackout, although ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks up, bonds lower

US stocks firmed overnight as the Federal Reserve left short-term interest rates steady and hinted they could be held low for 'a considerable period'. The Federal Open Markets Committee said in a statement US spending growth was firming, but there was ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks mixed despite falling yields

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2003
US bond yields fell after a successful second leg to the Treasury's quarterly refinancing, helping to support broader equity market indices. The yield on the 10-year Treasury dipped 13 points to 4.27%, after $18 billion of five-year notes were successfully ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks, bonds end lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2003
US stocks slumped overnight, driven lower by renewed rises in bond yields and a disappointing earnings report from Cisco Systems Inc. The bond market was undermined by a poor response to the first leg of the Treasury's quarterly refunding, and a report ...