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Morning market wrap: US stocks edge lower

... edging down to 3.52% from 3.55%. But the US dollar ended lower against most major currencies. The euro was trading back above $US1.15 - at $1.1504, while the dollar was fetching 119.74 Japanese yen. All Ordinaries 2999.7 +0.8 NASDAQ 1622.80 -2.46 Dow ...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares edge higher

... although lagging gains overnight in US markets. At noon, the All Ordinaries was up 8.8 points (0.3%) and had broken back above 3,000. But the rise was relatively modest compared with gains of over 1.0% in broader US indexes. Energy and consumer discretionary ...

Productivity Commission report reveals Government business underperformance

... over the five-year period, with ports and transport the worst performers. Only 27% of the 52 businesses monitored performed above the commercial rate of return in each of the three years. The most profitable sector was electricity; returning 6.4% on ...

Lend Lease to raise $100 million for US properties purchase

WITH AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2003
... existing institutional investors to raise $100 million for the acquisition of two new US properties. The units were issued above the expected price at $1.46. This allowed Lend Lease USOT Management, the Trustee, to alter the funding structure, which ...

Afternoon market wrap: shares quiet in late trade

... nearly 20 points from the previous finish. But the Australian dollar surged higher in afternoon trade, closing the day back above $US0.67. Earlier the dollar had slumped below $US0.6650 on news the RBA had intervened heavily to sell dollars in May. All ...

Morning market wrap: Data spurs strong gains in US stocks

... points (2.2%) to 9,318.96, its highest finish in almost a year. All 30 components recorded gains. The broader S&P closed above 1,000 also for the first time in almost a year, up 22.2 points (2.3%) to 1,010.9. The Nasdaq climbed 40.1 points, closing at ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares end off highs

... day. The Australian dollar continued to trade in a tight range, although the local currency appears to have consolidated above US$0.6650. Late in the day the dollar was trading at US$60.6685. Local bond yields were also higher, the benchmark May 2013 ...

Morning market wrap: US Stocks Slump Friday As Confidence Wanes

... anticipated by economists. The US dollar also slipped almost 1.0% against the euro. At $1.1877, the dollar is barely half a cent above the all time low of $1.1932 set last month. All Ordinaries 3053.4 +0 NASDAQ 1626.49 -27.13 Dow Jones 9117.12 -79.43 ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares defy offshore markets, finishing slight

... longer-dated CGS falling four points to 4.655%. In the foreign exchange market, the Australian dollar continues to consolidate above US$0.66. The local currency at one point had climbed to US$0.6680 before drifting lower in late trade. All Ordinaries ...

Midday market wrap: All Ordinaries up slightly

... overnight, defensive financials were subject to mild profit-taking. In other markets, the Australian dollar was trading back above USD$0.66 and spurred also by news of a surprise jump in employment in May. All Ordinaries 3046.2 +9.3 NASDAQ 1646.02 +18.35 ...