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Morning Market Wrap: US dollar strong following Hussein capture

... former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein yesterday. At 0700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7367/72 compared with Friday's close of 0.7412/17. During the weekend the local unit reached a fresh six-year high of 74.35 US cents and a low of 73.65 ...

NRMA welcomes ASIC enquiry into AGM complaints

... (ASIC) response to several complaints made in regards to the conduct of some NRMA members at the Annual General Meeting last Friday. At that meeting, the new NRMA Constitution was approved by the members in spite of the actions of 18 proxy holders who ...

Afternoon market wrap: shares dip lower

WITH AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2003
... growth of four per cent next year. The RBA had expected GDP growth of 3.0 per cent earlier in the year. On Wall Street on Friday, stocks fell after a report showing surprisingly soft US jobs growth and a disappointing outlook from Intel Corp curbed optimism ...

Midday market wrap: shares edge higher

WITH AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2003
... client adviser Joseph Pagliaro said growing confidence in the economic outlook offset the impact of falls on Wall St on Friday. The US market responded badly to a surprisingly soft US jobs growth and a disappointing outlook from Intel Corp curbed optimism ...

Morning Market Wrap: Market likely to follow weak offshore indices

The Australian share market is likely to move lower following weaker sessions in key offshore indices on Friday. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index was six points lower at 3226 on a volume of 546 contracts by 0649 AEDT. In ...

Morning Market Wrap: New six-year high for dollar

... widening interest rate differential with the US. At 0700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7274/79 compared with Friday's close of 0.7246/52. The local unit reached a high of $US0.7288 and a low of $0.7239 in offshore trade. The Australian ...

Afternoon market wrap: Markets close weaker

WITH AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2003
... drift." The local market was given little direction from offshore markets, with Wall St only trading for a half day on Friday following the Thanksgiving holiday the day before. At the early close on Friday, the technology-focused Nasdaq Composite Index ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar stronger at noon; bond market weaker before RBA meeting

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2003
... Australia's (RBA) board meeting, a strategist said. At 1200 AEDT the local unit was trading at $US0.7235/40 compared with Friday's close of 0.7217/23. In morning trade the dollar reached a high of $0.7242 and a low of $0.7234. The Australian bond market ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar stronger; market waits for RBA meeting

... weakness and a rise in the price of gold. At 0700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7232/37 compared with Friday's close of 0.7217/23. The local unit reached a high of $US0.7259 and a low of $0.7220 in offshore trade. The US dollar continued ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar drops further, bonds holds offshore price gains

... would have to be well away from consensus to trigger any response," he said. The US market will be closed tomorrow and Friday for Thanksgiving. The Australian bond market was stronger at noon holding on to price gains from an offshore rally overnight. ...