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Morning market Wrap: US stocks, bonds steady

US equity markets continued to range-trade Monday, while the bond market showed signs of consolidating after nearly two months of steady selling. Stocks eventually ended higher on the day, after bargain-hunters pushed markets back up from the lower ...

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 up on strong data

US stocks climbed higher Thursday, buttressed by a slew of strong economic data and solid earnings reports from Procter & Gamble and Exxon Mobil Corp. The Dow Jones industrial average closed 33.8 points higher at 9,233.8, while the S&P 500 advanced ...

Morning market wrap: US bond selling extends to a fifth straight day

... Treasury bond rose a further 16 points to 4.45%, and has now jumped by almost 140 points in less than two months. Again, US stocks could make little headway in the draft of the bond market. The Dow Jones industrial average fell a further 62.1 points ...

Morning market wrap: Dow closes at 5-week high

US stocks bounced sharply late Friday, spurred by economic data that again surpassed analyst forecasts. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 172.1 points (1.9%) to 9,284.6, a five-week high. The broader S&P 500 also rose 17.1 points (1.7%) to 998.7 ...

Morning market wrap: US bonds weaker on strong labour data

... subsequently rose 4 basis points to 4.17%, although losses were more contained at shorter parts of the US yield curve. US stocks also responded negatively to the rise in yields, and despite a slew of generally favourable earnings reports. The Dow Jones ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks, bonds modestly higher

US share and bond markets were modestly higher in overnight trade, although the US dollar weakened on renewed uncertainty over the strength of the US recovery. At the end of trade, the Dow Jones industrial average had edged up 35.8 points (0.4%) to ...

Morningstar offers proprietary research on US stocks to the Australian market

Morningstar has announced today that it is offering sophisticated proprietary research on US stocks to the Australian market. The research house said that Select Equity research combines insightful assessments of a stock's business and management profile ...

Morning market wrap: US bonds continue sell-off

... third consecutive monthly increase. Amid the collapse in bonds and a rush of generally supportive earnings reports, US stocks also lost ground from Friday's close. The Dow Jones industrial average shed 91.5 points (1.0%) to close at 9,096.7, while the ...

Morning market wrap: Tech sector drags US stocks lower

US stocks fell Thursday, as the market overlooked favourable economic data and focused on disappointing earnings news from tech bellwethers IBM and Nokia. The Nasdaq composite index suffered its biggest percentage fall in two months, losing 50.0 points ...