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Midday Market Wrap: Market fiirm despite weak banking sector

... technology-focused Nasdaq Composite Index finished up 29.56 points at 1989.82, its highest close since January 15, 2002. News Corp, which takes its lead from the US, was three cents higher at $11.76 while its preferred scrip jumped 10 points to $9.76. ...

Midday Market Wrap: Market buoyant following US rally

... "The banks are holding up very nicely after recent weakness and of course resources are the star performers today and News Corp as well are what is really pushing the index higher." The Australian dollar was weaker at noon after dropping below the $US0.7200 ...

Domestic market closes higher after sluggish day

The Australian share market finished a quiet day in positive territory, with Telstra Corp making gains while News Corp weighed down the local bourse. "The market was again a bit sluggish here today although we saw it open reasonably strongly - in parts ...

Midday market wrap: Local shares climb after gains overnight in US

WITH AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2003
... Tinto lifted 11 cents to $34.20. Woodside Petroleum fell six cents to $13.59. In the media sector, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp jumped 11 cents to $11.85 while its preferred shares also rose 11 cents to $9.86. PBL added two cents to $11.49 and Fairfax ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar puts pressure on local stocks

... dollar continues to put pressure on local stocks with offshore earnings. The resource sector and heavyweights such as News Corp continued to show their vulnerability to the strong local currency, all falling significantly in morning trade. This has weighed ...

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

... dollar," Daiwa Securities analyst Mark Pervan said. "This was a negative for most big stocks. Offshore based companies like News Corp and Brambles were down while resources were also feeling the pinch." Expectations of a further rate rise were also at ...

Midday Market Wrap: Stocks firmer to noon

... initially moved lower at the open, but quickly turned into positive territory as market heavyweights, the banks and News Corp, took control. At 1203 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was 10.9 points firmer at 3211.5 while the all ordinaries index ...

Morning Market Wrap: Market opens low

... by nearly one per cent to hit a fresh six-week low yesterday as blue chip companies tumbled. Heavyweights including News Corp and BHP Billiton all suffered big falls in response to the Australian dollar rising to a fresh six-year high. Speculation about ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian stocks close lower

WITH AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2003
... NAB kept silent on its takeover intentions for the financial services group. Media stocks were also depressed, with News Corp sliding 46 cents to $12.63 and its preferred scrip losing 39 cents to $10.34. PBL also sank 24 cents to $11.75 and Fairfax gave ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares, bonds close down

... Among other financial services, Promina closed steady at $3.35 and QBE gained 27 cents to $10.62. In the media sector, News Corp fell three cents to $13.09 while its preferred shares dropped seven cents to $10.73. PBL was down five cents at $11.99 and ...