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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 ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares lag offshore gains

Australian shares continued to lag the strong gains overnight in US markets, and the solid advances today in major Asian markets. At the close, the All Ordinaries index was 8.2 points higher at 3,013.6. News Corporation and major resource stocks both ...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares higher

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2003
With the US market closed Friday for the Independence Day holiday, the Australian market traded a little higher Monday morning amid quiet volumes. The rise was led by News Corporation, which was up 10c (almost 1.0%) to $11.16. While the major banks ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares drift lower in late trade

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2003
The Australian market drifted lower in afternoon trade, although ending the day 4.6 points up on Friday's close. News Corporation and resource stocks were among those to post gains on the day, while the major banks were mixed. The Australian dollar ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares close lower

The Australian share market continued to see-saw Friday, with the All Ordinaries eventually closing 16.3 points lower at 3,000.8. The market has traded in a tight range over recent weeks, as the strong Australian dollar and the absence of interest rate ...

Midday market wrap: All ordinaries up slightly

... trading this morning, driven mainly by gains in the financial and resource stocks offsetting the weakness in media giant News Corp. Asian stocks are having mixed returns with Hong Kong shares falling slightly, while Japanese stocks gained almost 0.43%. ...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares open lower

The Australian share market opened lower Monday morning, following losses Friday night in major US and European markets. Late in the morning the All Ordinaries was at 3,040.6, some 12.8 points lower than Friday's close. The weakness in overseas markets ...

Midday market wrap: All Ordinaries heads north

... lift the All Ordinaries index to a 16.10 point gain by lunch. Westpac led the way, adding $0.17 to stand at $15.82. News Corp was also a strong performer, rising by $0.22 to $11.15. Troubled trans-Tasman financial services group Tower steadied after ...

Midday market wrap: All Ordinaries edges lower

... that is investigating heavy futures trade on the SFE ahead of AMP's demerger announcement last Thursday. Qantas and News Corp gave up some of yesterday's gains to weigh down the overall index. The big four banks were lower with the exception of Westpac ...

Afternoon market wrap: Index edges higher in afternoon trade

... granted on Thursday morning. Qantas shares enjoyed a bright start to the week, moving $0.08 higher to finish at $3.25. News Corp was also on the up, finishing at $11.49, a rise of $0.37. The Commonwealth was comfortably the pick of the major banks, rising ...