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Afternoon Market Wrap: Flat trading for NSW, SA and ACT public holiday

Encouraging news from the US over the weekend helped the Australian share market close in positive territory today, led by the resource sector and News Corp. The gains came on relatively flat trading attributable to public holidays in NSW, South Australia ...

Morning Market Wrap: US stocks surge; AU$ weaker

In NEW YORK, Stocks surged on Friday, racking up a third straight day of gains, after a report showing US employers added jobs for the first time in eight months boosted investors' expectations for an economic rebound. The rally helped major market ...

Midday market wrap: Nikkei edges up while All Ords deteriorate

... indications of a slowdown in improvements to sentiment in the Bank of Japan's "tankan" corporate survey. The Australian stock market continued to deteriorate at noon today as resource stocks slumped in response to strong gains by the Australian dollar. ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks sag, bonds soar on weak data

Jittery US stock markets fell further, and bond prices jumped, following a slew of surprisingly weak economic data and a downbeat earnings forecast from a tech sector bellwether. The Dow Jones industrial average ended the day 105.2 points (1.1%) lower ...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries close higher, Tower shares rise

... Topix index of all first section issues adding 7.98 points or 0.79 percent to 1,018.80. Meanwhile, the Australian stock market closed higher today after the United States market pulled out of a temporary slump but analysts said the local bourse lacked ...

Midday market wrap: Hong Kong shares rise, while All Ords hold onto gains

... said. The Hang Seng index gained 143.13 points to 11,284.41, shortly after trading started. Meanwhile, the Australian stock market held on to its gains at noon as blue chips pushed higher. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was 11.9 points higher at 3176.2 ...

Afternoon market wrap: Nikkei inches up despite earthquake

... closed up 8.4 points, or 0.08 percent, at 10,318.44. Yesterday, the index lost 192.25 points, or 1.83 percent. On the stock market, prices started lower today after a powerful quake with a preliminary magnitude of 8 rocked Hokkaido before dawn, injuring ...

Midday market wrap: Banks keep ASX above water

AAP. COMMONWEALTH SECURITIES  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2003
Positive trading in the banking sector kept the Australian stock market above water at noon, following a nervous start and losses on Wall Street overnight. By 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was up 6.2 points to 3179.0, while the all ordinaries ...

State Treasurer urges Victorians to back the 'Pies' for better economic times

... research which showed that past Magpies premierships had brought low unemployment, high population growth and solid stock market gains. "What treasury has done is gone right back to 1950, so this is a 52-year analysis of all of the economic data, trying ...

Afternoon market wrap: Japanese stocks plunge to three-week lows

... 4.23 per cent, to close at 10,475.10 - its lowest finish since 29 August when it ended at 10,345.55. The Australian stock market slumped in afternoon trading today weighed down by the media and resources sectors, with gold one of the few bright spots. ...