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Morning market wrap: Shares rally as diplomatic uncertainty ends

... US, UK, and Spain today looked certain to brush aside the objections of other UN members and take military action against Iraq. Markets reacted positively to the news. The FTSE-100 jumped 120.50 points and the Dow Jones rose by 282.21 points. But investors ...

Midday market wrap: All Ordinaries rise as Bush imposes deadline

... global equity indices. The sense of urgency injected by US President's Bush 48-hour deadline for Saddam Hussein to leave Iraq or face war was clearly interpreted positively by investors, who have been dogged by uncertainty in recent weeks. Australian ...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries surge higher, NAB up 4.5%

... Cully The All Ordinaries index surged to a 93.40 point gain to finish at 2804.40 as US President Bush's push for war against Iraq continued to bring buyers out of the woodwork. With the uncertainty surrounding the conflict apparently out of the way ...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries falls, in tandem with Asia

... resisting the upward trend of US and UK shares at the end of last week, as events over the weekend suggested that war with Iraq was now approaching fast. The prospect of conflict appeared to rattle Asian investors, with over 130 points wiped off both ...

Midday market wrap: All Ords continues downward slide

... Ordinaries lost further ground in morning trading as investor confidence slipped to further lows fuelled by worries of war in Iraq. The dollar also plunged overnight along with several other currencies around the world. A combination of rising oil prices ...

Morning market wrap: No respite for US investors

... were still looking for the bottom of the market as the Dow Jones index closed lower again, beset by uncertainty surrounding Iraq and an economy that is proving stubbornly resistant to recovery. The index finished at 7524.06 points, down a further 44.12. ...

Afternoon market wrap: AMP shares sink below $6.00 mark

... lows whilst the All Ordinaries index is touching four-year lows. Investor confidence has been affected by threats of war in Iraq, a hike in oil prices and the after-effects of Australia's worst drought in living memory. Meanwhile AMP shares continued ...

Morning market wrap: All Ordinaries under pressure

... indices. As the US went about gathering the requisite votes it needs from UN members to force a fresh vote on action against Iraq, sellers flooded the market from Tokyo to London to New York, abandoning equities in favour of more defensive assets. The ...

Economist says current account deficit figures are "disturbing"

... economy. He also said that spending on research and education had been "quite average lately." With regards to the crisis in Iraq, Dr. Simes said that a long-term war would be a waste in production effort and would directly impact defence expenditures ...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries continues downward trend

... Meanwhile war looks increasingly likely as US President George W. Bush said that he will force a UN vote for war against Iraq, as 300,000 coalition troops stand ready for action against Iraq. In a White House statement, he called Saddam's disarmament ...