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Morning market wrap: US stocks dip on disappointing data

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2003
... ended the week lower, as July employment and manufacturing data fell short of investors' optimistic expectations. But Treasuries also were unable to capitalise on the disappointing news, ending the day mixed to slightly lower. Earlier the Labor Department ...

Midday market wrap: Local shares make further gains

... gains, while News Corporation was also higher. But the bond market opened lower following a sell-off overnight in the US Treasuries market. The yield on the benchmark November 2013 bond was nine points higher at 5.54%. The Australian dollar was trading ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks up on strong data

... quarter, while initial claims and the Chicago are NAPM index were stronger than market forecasts. The data hit the US Treasuries market hard, which had been attempting to consolidate in the past few days after almost six weeks of steadily rising yields. ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares end higher

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2003
... closing levels. Telstra and AMP also finished lower on the day. The bond market finished lower in line with the US Treasuries market overnight, the yield on the benchmark long bond rising nine points to 5.54%. The Australian dollar also continued to ...

Midday market wrap: Local shares open higher

... wake of disappointing earnings reports from technology leaders, and the tentative re-emergence of buying in the US Treasuries market. The Australian bond market also opened stronger in line with the US, the yield on the 10-year bond falling six points ...

Midday market wrap: local shares, bonds lower

... opened 45c lower at $32.26, while BHP Billiton also opened down 10c at $9.79. The Australian bond market also tracked US Treasuries lower, with the yield on the benchmark 10-year bond rising 6 points to 5.55%. A report from the ABS showing a 6.2% rise ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares end off lows

... The major banks all finished lower on the day. The Australian bond market also finished weaker, battling losses in US Treasuries and news of a sharp rise in private house approvals during May. Earlier in the afternoon the yield on the 10-year bond was ...

Midday market wrap: Bonds, shares both weaker

Australian bond yields continued to climb higher in the morning session, following overnight losses in the US Treasuries market. The yield on the 10-year government bond rose a further six points to 5.49%, while the November 2006 bond was five points ...

Morning market wrap: US bonds under more pressure

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2003
US bond yields continued to rocket higher overnight, with the Treasuries market burdened by the prospect of new supply and a slew of economic releases later this week. The yield on the 10-year bond climbed 12 points to 4.30%, the highest level in over ...

Midday market wrap: local shares open higher

... banks all opened up on Friday's closing levels. But the bond market was weaker, after a mixed performance in the US Treasuries market Friday. The yield on the May 2013 bond was four points higher at 5.43%, while the yield on the benchmark three-year ...