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Afternoon market wrap: Stronger dollar drives shares lower

... back to around $US0.7140 by the close of trading, down from the six-year highs attained at Friday's close of over 72 US cents. However, Mr Smith said he expected the share market to pick up towards the end of the week. "It is the dollar that is doing ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar puts pressure on local stocks

... analyst James Spiteri said. "With the Aussie dollar still holding up or around, as it was earlier in the day, around 72 US cents, it's having its ongoing impact through the market. "Its certainly having its effect on a general front on stocks which have ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar hovers at $US0.7200

... $0.7178 in offshore trade. On Friday the Australian dollar reached another six-year high, finishing the week above 72 US cents as exporters and fund managers queued up to buy it. The Australian dollar's rise last week was also driven by a further widening ...

Afternoon Market Wrap: All Ords close lower while $A pushes past US 72 cents

... 3200.0 - a 1.8 point discount to the underlying index on a volume of 6732 contracts. "With the currency sitting at over 72 US cents today, the market was selling down stock leveraged to the Australia dollar," Daiwa Securities analyst Mark Pervan said. ...

Midday Market Wrap: Momentum of dollar causes concern on market

... weakened at noon today with investors concerned about the growing momentum of the Australian dollar as it crashed through 72 US cents today. Macquarie Equities client adviser Helen Spencer said the market was showing weakness across the board. "The Australian ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian stocks edge higher

... the US dollar overnight helped the Australian dollar gain ground today. At 1700 AEDT the Australian dollar was at 71.48 US cents compared with yesterday's close of 71.45 US cents. It reached a high of 71.64 US cents during the day and went as low as ...

Afternoon market report: Trade thins as Melbourne Cup takes precedence

WITH AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2003
... domestically," Shaw Stockbroking dealer Jamie Spiteri said. Mr Spiteri said that with the Australian dollar falling back below 70 US cents, the resources sector and News Corp were stronger as a result, following on from a positive session on Wall St ...

Strong dollar a concern: MIG

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2003
... by 31 December," he said. The Australian dollar has rallied steadily over the last six months, holding firmly above 70 US cents by today's close. Real interest rates have also risen, as oil prices have dropped and the rate of inflation has trailed market ...

Afternoon Market Wrap: $A closes above 70 cents, Nikkei edges higher

The Australian dollar closed well above 70 US cents today, buoyed by very strong world commodity prices and a wide interest rate differential with the United States. At 1700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7030/34 compared with yesterday's ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar back below US 70 cents

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2003
The Australian dollar began the week slightly lower, bumped back just below 70 US cents after a quiet weekend in offshore trade. At 0700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.6990/95 compared with Friday's close of 0.7004/09. The local dollar ...