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Morning Market Wrap: Dollar opens weaker

The Australian dollar opened stronger today after the US dollar weakened on profit taking in the wake of a strong US jobs number, a trader said. At 0700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7090/97 compared with Friday's close of 0.7072/77. ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks head lower on disappointing jobs data

... $US0.7038 was set just prior to the open of the domestic trade session. Profit taking was witnessed after the release of the US jobs data and the US dollar headed south against all its major rivals but particularly the yen. The Australian dollar travelled ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar gets handle over 70 US cents

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2003
... weaker at noon as the theme of economic recovery in the United States returned to dominate market sentiment after strong US jobs data overnight. At 1200 AEST the yield on the Commonwealth Government May 2013 bond was at 5.670 per cent from 5.580 at yesterday's ...

Midday Market Wrap: Bond market stronger after yesterday's sell off

... Australia yesterday as NSW, ACT and South Australia took a long-weekend holiday. National Australia Bank strategists said the US jobs data would impact Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) deliberations when it meets today to ponder interest rates. "The central ...

Morning Market Wrap: Busy day expected; Dollar bounces overnight

... 30.85 points at 10,740.14. In HONG KONG, the Hain Seng index rose to a fresh 16-month closing high as surprisingly strong US jobs data fuelled optimism for a global economic recovery and pushed up export stocks such as Li & Fung Ltd. The index closed ...

Morning Market Wrap: US stocks surge; AU$ weaker

... shares raced higher with economy-sensitive stocks like chemicals firm ICI and engineer GKN at the fore, after a reassuring US jobs report bolstered hopes the fledgling recovery is on track. The FTSE 100 benchmark index closed up 64.9 points or 1.5 per ...

Midday Market Report: Dollar firm; All eyes on Japan

... said given a weak payrolls figure is priced into the market it would be most unnerving should it show some strength in US jobs growth. "But I don't think positions will be large - because payrolls always presents huge volatility - just a little bit of ...