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Afternoon market wrap: Shares, dollar end higher

... Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) decision to raise official interest rates by 0.25 per cent to 5.0 per cent. Australian bond yields rose further today as traders took the view more official interest rate hikes were on the way following the employment ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar weaker, but responding to low unemployment rate

The Australian dollar was weaker at noon but had jumped higher on news that Australia's unemployment rate had plunged to a near 14-year low of 5.6 per cent in October. At 1200 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7094/99 compared with yesterday's ...

Afternoon market report: Trade thins as Melbourne Cup takes precedence

WITH AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2003
... knocked from its perch at $US0.7092 when the ISM was released, plunging to a low in New York of $US0.6976. The Australian bond market was also mildly weaker in the wake of selling overnight after the strong US data. In early afternoon trade the yield ...

Midday market report: Shares surge higher on US data

... cents to $12.11 while Sons of Gwalia fell six cents to $3.38 and Lihir Gold lost four cents to $1.69. Earlier, the Australian bond market had opened weaker after sparkling manufacturing figures in the United States overnight encouraged further selling. ...

Afternoon market wrap: Banks lead local shares lower

... cents to $10.37. Telstra perked two cents to $4.74 and Optus owner SingTel edged one cent higher at $1.43. The Australian bond market also closed weaker this afternoon, after a succession of strong domestic and US economic data made selling the order ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar weaker; ASX retreats from early gains

... York overnight but dropped back to the mid 0.7000s after stronger than expected US GDP data was released. The Australian bond market was weaker at noon after a sell-off following the release of strong building approvals data and strong US growth data ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar weak waiting for US GDP results

... for that eventuality today as the medium term trend still argues for a move to $US0.7300/0.7500," he said. The Australian bond market was weaker after a strong night for equities in the US, Mr Horner said. At 1200 AEDT the yield on the Commonwealth Government ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar, bonds rally

... traditionally been a signal for the Aussie dollar to decline... and we are seeing a short squeeze," Mr Waite said. The Australian bond market rallied to noon, supported by a softer-than-expected statement from the US Federal Reserve (Fed). At 1200 AEDT ...

Afternoon Market Wrap: $A closes above 70 cents, Nikkei edges higher

... banks, dealers said. The Tokyo Stock Exchange's Nikkei-225 index gained 106.89 points to close at 10,561.01. The Australian bond market finished weaker today as the market took a bet on a bearish outcome from the US Federal Reserve's meeting tonight. ...

Midday Market Wrap: Market slips into negative

... reached a high of $US0.7058 overnight but had slipped from there to range between $US0.7033 and 0.7046 to noon. The Australian bond market was weaker to noon, reflecting the expectation that US economic data will prove firm tonight. At 1200 AEDT the ...