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Morning market wrap: US stocks make further gains

... almost 120 points in two days. Led by banks, drug and technology bellwethers, the index closed last night at 4,209.1. US Treasuries were a little weaker after initial claims for unemployment benefits fell just shy of 400,000 last week, and increased ...

Midday market wrap: Local stocks edge lower

... also easing from Friday's closing levels. But the bond market continued to rally, following gains Friday in the US Treasuries market, with the yield on the Australian government 10-year bond falling five points to 5.315%. The Australian dollar was fetching ...

Morning market wrap: US Treasuries rally, NYSE chairman resigns

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2003
US Treasuries rallied in Wednesday in a delayed reaction to the Federal Reserves no-too-subtle hint on Tuesday that it intends to keep the fed funds rate at its current 1.0 per cent for an extended time. However the gains were mainly seen in the long ...

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

... Tesco. The major UK index gained 38.1 points (0.9%), closing at 4,299.0. The Fed's decision had little impact in the US Treasuries market, with the yield on the 10-year bond unchanged at 4.28% and the yield on the 2-year note also unchanged at 1.60%. ...

Morning market wrap: Local shares to get boost from raid on AMP

... close at 996.8. The Nasdaq composite index fared somewhat better, closing 11.5 points (0.7%) higher at 1,782.1. The US Treasuries market weakened slightly following a poor take-up of two-year notes at auction. The yield on the 10-year bond rose 6 points ...

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

... 4,177.4, a 2-week low, dragged down by the banking and telecom sectors. The strong data had a perverse impact in the US Treasuries market, with yields edging lower across the maturity spectrum. The yield on the 2-year note fell 5 points to 1.92%, while ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks down on profit-taking

... before the open of trade, helped push London's FTSE 100 up 2.4 points, with the UK index closing at 4,225.9. In the US Treasuries market, the yield curve continued to flatten as investors re-assessed the potential timing of interest rate increases. The ...

Midday market wrap: Local shares push higher

... recovering after the sell-off in the past two days. The local bond market weakened in tandem with losses in the US Treasuries market overnight, the yield on the benchmark May 2013 issue rising five points to 5.555%. The Australian dollar also weakened ...

Midday market wrap: Local shares mark time

... although the other major banks were stronger. The bond market was weaker, reflecting a similar performance in the US Treasuries market overnight, with the yield on the 10-year bond edging up three points to 5.505%. After breaching $US0.6600 overnight ...

Midday market wrap: Local shares, bonds stronger

... levels, as did AMP despite announcing a $2.2 billion first half loss. The bond market also opened stronger, as the US Treasuries market benefited from bombings in Baghdad and Jerusalem overnight. The yield on the 10-year bond fell seven points to 5.51%. ...