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Morning market wrap: US shares regain lost ground

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2003
US shares bounced back overnight on news of the deaths of Saddam Hussein's two sons and a series of solid earnings reports. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 61.8 points (0.7%) to 9,158.5, while the S&P 500 gained 9.3 points (1.0%) to end at 988.1. ...

Morning market wrap: US shares fall as war nears conclusion

Shares in the US fell overnight as any boost from the toppling of Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq was replaced by caution ahead of the start of the US quarterly reporting season. The index gave up 100.98 points, reflecting the negative sentiment in ...

Midday market wrap: Air New Zealand loses 3.5% after ACCC verdict

... proposed deal, as Qantas shares moved $0.04 higher to $3.11. Shares in the US fell overnight as any boost from the toppling of Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq was replaced by caution ahead of the start of the US quarterly reporting season. The index ...

Afternoon market wrap: Doubts end, war begins, News Corp rises

... moving from bellicose rhetoric to direct action by launching war on Iraq in a matter of hours after its 48 hour deadline for Saddam Hussein to leave the country had passed. Australian share prices were nudged higher as investors cautiously greeted the ...

Midday market wrap: All Ordinaries rise as Bush imposes deadline

... further strong gains on global equity indices. The sense of urgency injected by US President's Bush 48-hour deadline for Saddam Hussein to leave Iraq or face war was clearly interpreted positively by investors, who have been dogged by uncertainty in ...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries continues downward trend

... war against Iraq, as 300,000 coalition troops stand ready for action against Iraq. In a White House statement, he called Saddam's disarmament antics a 'wilful charade'. All Ordinaries: 2715 (-32) Dow Jones: 7673.99 (-101.61) NASDAQ: 1307.77 (-11.48) ...
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