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Afternoon market wrap: Shares end marginally higher

... overnight. Towards the close of local trade the dollar was fetching $US0.6630, compared with $US0.6520 yesterday. The Australian bond market also endured a quiet day, with the yield on the 10-year bond earlier falling one point to 5.31%. All Ordinaries ...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares follow US markets higher

... also stronger. At $US0.6515, the Australian dollar was a touch softer on last night's close of $US0.6525. The Australian bond market also opened stronger, following gains overnight in US Treasuries and ahead of the June quarter CPI. The yield on the ...

Midday market wrap: Australian bonds weaker

The Australian bond market opened sharply weaker, following a large sell-off overnight in US Treasuries. The yield on the benchmark May 2013 bond jumped 14 basis points to 5.46%, while the yield on the November 2006 bond rose 8 points to 4.84%. US bonds ...

Afternoon market wrap: Local shares extend losses

Afternoon market wrap: Local shares extend losses The Australian share market continued to drift lower in afternoon trade, further extending losses from the morning session. The All Ordinaries index ended the day at 3,048.5, down 22.1 points from last ...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares edge higher

... Blue chip resource stocks were mixed, with Rio among those to lose ground at the open, down 5c at $30.78. The Australian bond market also softened slightly, the yield on the benchmark 10-year government bond rising 2 basis points to 5.32%. The Australian ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares struggle towards the black

... gained 2c to $11.75. The Australian dollar was rangebound in lacklustre afternoon trade, closing at $US0.6475. The Australian bond market was also narrowly mixed, with the 10-year bond gaining support from a modest strengthening in longer-dated US Treasuries ...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares tumble in early trade

... were broad based, and included the big four banks, News Corporation, major resource stocks and Telstra. But the Australian bond market was a little firmer, with the yield on the 10-year bond falling four basis points to 5.33%. The modest recovery also ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares claw back earlier losses

... stronger session emerged despite a sell-off in Japanese stocks, with the Nikkei shedding over 2% over the day. The Australian bond market closed a little firmer, the yield on the 10-year government bond falling 4 points to 5.33%. The Australian dollar ...

Midday market wrap: Australian bonds hammered

The Australian bond market was sharply weaker Wednesday morning, following overnight Congressional testimony by US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan. Despite pledging to maintain the fed funds rate at low levels 'for a considerable time', bond ...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares modestly higher

... slipped during local trade. At midday the currency was fetching $US0.6550, down from $US0.6592 last night. The Australian bond market was also weaker, ahead of Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan's Congressional tomorrow morning local time. The yield on the ...