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Morning market wrap: US stocks succumb to profit-taking

... points (0.5%) to end the day at 4,054.7. In other markets, US Treasuries posted a second consecutive day of modest gains. The yield on the 10-year bond fell 4 points to 3.68% after the successful auction of inflation-indexed bonds. The US dollar eased ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares up, Australian dollar down

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2003
... $US0.6525, down almost one US cent from yesterday's finish. The local bond market also enjoyed modest gains on the day. The yield on the 10-year bond edged down eight points to 5.04%, after the ABS announced a decline in employment in June and a rise ...

Midday market wrap: Defensives drag local shares lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2003
... cents overnight. The Australian bond market also took the overnight lead from the US, firming slightly this morning. The yield on the 10-year bond was 5.135%, down from yesterday's close of 5.165%. All Ordinaries 3004.2 -9.4 NASDAQ 1746.46 +25.75 Dow ...

Morning market wrap: US Shares up, Australian dollar slumps

... points lower at 4,073.6. The US bond market was a little firmer, following a sustained round of selling since early June. The yield on the 10-year Treasury bond fell 2 points to 3.72%. But the Australian dollar slumped overnight on deteriorating technicals ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares end lower

... lower than last night's close of $US0.6330.The local exchange rate has so far traded in a three cent range this week. The yield on the 10-year government bond closed at 5.12%, down from 5.165% last night. All Ordinaries 3008.3 -5.3 NASDAQ 1746.46 +25.75 ...

Increase in Government unfunded super liabilities may cause super vacuum

... the Government plans to spend the $34 billion that the future sale of its 50.1 per cent stake in telco giant Telstra may yield. The surge in unfunded super liabilities in some quarters is begging the possibility of a superannuation vacuum, and speculation ...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares up slightly

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2003
Australian shares surged higher at the open, only to drift lower throughout the morning session. At midday the All Ordinaries index was 6.5 points higher at 3,011.9. In early trade the index briefly pierced the 3,035 level, as investors took heart from ...

Government clears the way for radical Telstra sale

WITH AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2003
Prime Minister John Howard said today that if the Federal Government sold its stake in Telstra it could still have a say in the telecommunication giant's services. "You don't need to own Telstra to tell it what to do," he said. His comments follow speculation ...

Global share markets recover some earlier losses in the June quarter

A combination of improved investor sentiment and prospects of interest rate cuts during the June quarter has helped global share markets to recover some of their heavy losses. In their latest quarterly fund update Investors Mutual said that the Australian ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks jump on improving outlook

... London, the FTSE closed a two-week high. The London index rose 53.3 points to end at 4,074.8. In fixed interest markets, the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury bond rose over 10 points to close at 3.73%. The US dollar also enjoyed broad-based gains. ...