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Midday market wrap: Shares, bonds lower on RBA move

The Australian stock market opened lower today after a dip in trade on Wall Street overnight and the decision by the Reserve Bank of Australia to list the official cash rate 25 basis points to 5.00%. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was down 14.6 points ...

Midday market report: Shares surge higher on US data

The Australian stock market opened higher today following a surge by stocks on Wall Street overnight. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was 16.6 points higher at 3273.1 in early trade while the all ordinaries index had leapt 20.0 points to 3273.1. Overnight ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar gets handle over 70 US cents

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2003
... yesterday's close and the yield on the November 2006 bond was at 5.440 per cent compared with 5.370. The Australian stock market was flat at noon. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was 0.1 of a point higher at 3266.4 while the all ordinaries index had ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares close at new highs

The Australian stock market bounced back into positive territory to hit a fresh 16-month high today amid a mixed performance by blue chip stocks. Market heavyweights News Corp and National Australia Bank pushed higher while Telstra and Cochlear suffered ...

Hedge funds achieve modest gains for September: Van Hedge Fund Advisors

Despite the fact that all major US stock market benchmarks were down last month, hedge funds continued to generate seventh-straight month of modest gains for the Van Global Hedge Fund Index. Van Hedge Fund Advisors (VAN) has said that seven out of ten ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar strong after volatile night

... down 29.1 points. In TOKYO, Japan's TOPIX index ended at a fresh 16-month high as investors, convinced the rallying stock market had further room to rise, snapped up brokers and IT-related issues including Softbank Corp. The Nikkei average erased morning ...

Morning Market Wrap: Gains expected on ASX

... index finished up 51.3 points at 4362.3 points, scoring its highest close since August 2002. In TOKYO, The Japanese Stock Market's were closed for the Sports Day Holiday. On Friday the Nikkei average closed up 2.42 per cent or 254.60 points to 10,786.04. ...

AMP shares soar as Mohl details demerger plan

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2003
... AMP's decision to retain a 15 per cent stake in the its British business, to be known as HHG and listed on the London stock market by the end of December. He said the stake reflected the amount of capital AMP had had to transfer from its Australian operations ...

Afternoon Market Wrap: Banking sector strong after interest rate decision

The Australian stock market marched higher with investors piling into the banking sector after the Reserve Bank of Australia left interest rates unchanged for the 17th straight month. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index improved 24.4 points to 3243.1 and ...

Midday Market Wrap: Investors return to banking after RBA interest rate hold

The Australian stock market strengthened at noon today after the Reserve Bank of Australia's decision to maintain interest rates saw investors return to the banking sector. Macquarie Equities analyst Lucinda Chan said the banks were up slightly with ...