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Midday market wrap: Defensives drag local shares lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2003
... Australian dollar was stable at $US0.6625 late in the morning, having slumped by almost two US 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% ...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares up slightly

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2003
... recovery prospects. The Australian dollar was trading at $US0.6770, down from yesterday's close of $US0.6825. The Australian bond market was also weaker, as US yields jumped overnight in the wake of the gains in equity markets. All Ordinaries 3011.9 ...

Global share markets recover some earlier losses in the June quarter

... fund update Investors Mutual said that the Australian sharemarket has also performed well over the quarter as Australian bond yields fell to their lowest levels in 39 years. The update also cited the fact that the S&P/ASX 200 lagged global markets but ...

IMB launches $500 million RMBS issue

IMB Ltd has launched its first $500 million residential mortgaged backed securities (RMBS) issue for the Australian bond market. The Illawarra series 2003-1 Trust has two senior tranches and one subordinated tranche and all notes are monthly floating ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares close higher

... new multi-year highs. The dollar ended the day at $US0.6815, up from the previous local close of $US0.6785. The Australian bond market was slightly firmer, also taking the lead from modest gains overnight in the US. The yield on the 10-year bond was ...

Afternoon market wrap: Dollar hangs on to gains

... lower. The All Ordinaries ended the day at 3,003.4, 5.8 points lower than Tuesday's close. The short end of the Australian bond market also weakened in response to the RBA's decision. All Ordinaries 3003.4 -5.8 NASDAQ 1640.13 +17.33 Dow Jones 9040.95 ...

Midday market wrap: Australian dollar surges higher

... morning for the first time in seven months, following the release of a better-than-expected Tankan survey. The Australian bond market was mixed, with the short end losing ground as investors re-assessed the potential for a rate cut. The yield on the ...

Afternoon market wrap: Market trims gains in late trade

... from a growing expectation the Fed may only cut rates by 25 basis points when it meets later this week. But the Australian bond market also finished slightly weaker on the shift in interest rate sentiment. All Ordinaries 3059 +3.8 NASDAQ 1644.72 -3.92 ...

Growth funds record highest returns (5.8%) since December 2001: InTech survey

In its latest performance survey of growth funds InTech has said that the median growth fund has returned 5.8 per cent for the three months to May 2003, the largest return since the December 2001 quarter following the September 11 terrorist attacks. ...

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

... Aristocrat Leisure continued to benefit from continued takeover speculation, ending the day at $1.19, up 6 cents. The Australian bond market also strengthened further, with the yield on the benchmark longer-dated CGS falling four points to 4.655%. In ...