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Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares drift lower

Australian shares drifted lower in afternoon trade, as a dearth of local factors helped rob the market of the momentum gained from rises in offshore markets Friday. But it was the banking sector which allowed the market to finish slightly higher, with ...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares weaker

The Australian share market traded lower Friday morning, following a sharp sell-off overnight in US technology stocks. The Nasdaq composite index ended the US session down nearly 3%, as earnings from Nokia and IBM failed to excite investors. Local losses ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares struggle towards the black

The Australian share market climbed back from earlier losses, although the All Ordinaries ended the day 2.6 points lower at 3,064.9. The declines followed losses overnight in US and European markets, following disappointing earnings news from Nokia ...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares tumble in early trade

Australian shares were trading lower Thursday morning, following losses overnight in US markets. US indexes were dragged lower in response to the earlier sharp rise in bond yields and disappointing earnings reports from Ford Motor Corporation and Lucent ...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares modestly higher

The Australian share market opened modestly higher, following another night of strong gains in US markets. At midday, the All Ordinaries index was 7.9 points higher at 3,061.3. The major banks all posted good advances in morning trade, while News Corporation ...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares open higher

The Australian share market opened sharply higher this morning, following solid gains Friday in US and European markets. At midday, the All Ordinaries had increased 27.4 points to 3,050.2. Advances were broadbased, including the major banks, major resource ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares sustain upward momentum

The All Ordinaries ended the day over 30 points higher, the index eventually finishing at 3,053.4. The gains followed strong advances Friday in US and European equity markets, and a rebound today in Japan's Nikkei 225. News Corporation led the local ...

Afternoon market wrap: Stocks end square

The Australian share market clawed back early losses to end the day broadly square, and despite sharp losses overnight on US exchanges. The late rally was led by the major banks, all of which finished up on the day. But News Corporation, BHP and Rio ...

Market wrap: Dollar dips below $US0.6500

The Australian dollar continued to weaken in morning trade, briefly dipping below $US0.6500. At midday, the dollar was fetching $US0.6510 and compared with last night's closing price of $US0.6620. The dollar has fallen by over three and a half US cents ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares end lower

The All Ordinaries clawed back earlier losses during late trade, but finished the day 5.3 points lower at 3,008.3. The market slumped on the open as investors exited banks and other defensive sectors in search of cyclical and growth stocks. All the ...