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Afternoon market wrap: AMP gains 3.8%

... finish at $4.95. The All Ordinaries index broker the 3,000-point mark for the first time since late January, buoyed by the stronger sentiment on Wall Street. The major banks all profited, particularly Westpac, which rose by $0.47 to $16.77. All Ordinaries ...

RBA to leave interest rates unchanged predicts ICAP

... "We don't think growth will slow far enough or for long enough to force the Bank to cut interest rates. However, the stronger Australian dollar has tilted the balance of risks towards an easing," ICAP said. "If rates were to be cut, the July or August ...

Midday market wrap: All Ordinaries hits four-month high

... AMP, abandoned recently by anxious investors, eked out a slight gain, rising by $0.07 to $4.84. All the major banks were stronger, led again by Westpac, which rose by $0.33 during the morning session to $16.63. All Ordinaries: 3002.30 (+22.50) Dow Jones ...

Midday market wrap: All Ordinaries index limps higher

Stronger share performance among three out of the four major banks and AMP helped the All Ordinaries index as a whole to a marginal gain during the morning session. AMP rose by $0.05 to $4.88, while Commonwealth moved $0.36 higher to $28.36. All Ordinaries ...

Midday market wrap: More pain for AMP

AMP shares continued to defy the stronger overall sentiment, falling by $0.06 during the morning session to $4.81 as investors digested the potentially negative repercussions of the sale of $3.4 billion in managed property assets (see earlier stories). ...

Tower announces half year loss of $136.95 million

... strategy has been to focus the business, reduce expenses and drive sales. Tower Australia's operational performance has been stronger as a result and the company has begun a comprehensive strategic and operational review of its wealth management operations ...

Afternoon market wrap: AMP continues to fall

... AMP's woes continued as shares in the beleaguered financial services and insurance giant continued to fall, despite the stronger sentiment on the index as a whole. AMP finished at $4.87-a fall of $0.12 over the course of the day-while the All Ordinaries ...

Morning market wrap: Terror alert unnerves Wall St

... recent losses however, climbing by 30.30 points. Meanwhile t he Australian bond market rallied in overnight trade to open stronger today as US 10-year treasuries made their biggest single day gains in eight weeks. At 9.00 am AEST the yield on the Commonwealth ...

Morning market wrap: Dow Jones at four-month high

... movers and the Nasdaq index has now climbed by over 50 points in the last two trading days. The overall sentiment was also stronger in London as the FTSE-100 moved back up towards the 4,000-point mark. Domestically investors will be keeping an eye on ...

Australian business confidence remains resilient: National