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Midday Market Wrap: Dollar, bonds rally

... close and the three-year contract was at 94.54, compared to 94.45. All Ordinaries 3278.6 +24.3 NASDAQ 1932.26 +49.35 Dow Jones 9748.31 +140.15 FTSE-100 4272.90 +21.60 Hang Seng 12091.88 +0.00 Nikkei 225 10757.66 +196.65 AS Sources: AAP; CommSec

Morning market Wrap: US Fed Reserve holds rates steady

... earlier gains on Tuesday after the Federal Reserve voted to keep interest rates steady at 45-year lows, as expected. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 64 points to 9672, after briefly rising more than 80 points from Monday's close. The broader ...

Midday Market Wrap: Market slips into negative

... multi-billion dollar takeover deals encouraged investors to buy stocks in a vote of confidence on business conditions. The Dow Jones industrial average closed up 25.70 points to 9608.16, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index added 2.22 points ...

Morning Market Wrap: Exporter demand drives up dollar

... The share market is likely to move higher, following on from a stronger session on Wall St overnight. In New York, the Dow Jones moved higher, bolstered by some high profile mergers and positive economic data. By 0707 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar stronger, bonds steady

... the all ordinaries index which had also risen 4.8 points to 3271.0. All Ordinaries 3267.7 +1.5 NASDAQ 1865.59 -19.92 Dow Jones 9582.46 -30.67 FTSE-100 4239.00 -1.20 Hang Seng 11736.37 +0.00 Nikkei 225 10395.10 +59.40 Sources: AAP; CommSec

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar back below US 70 cents

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2003
... and the rising Australian dollar will likely occupy investors' minds in the early part of this week. In New York, the Dow Jones fell on Friday on the back of a cautious business outlook from the world's biggest software company Microsoft Corp. By 0643 ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar gets handle over 70 US cents

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2003
... close and the three-year contract was at 94.50, compared to 94.58. All Ordinaries 3273.3 -0.8 NASDAQ 1885.51 -12.56 Dow Jones 9613.13 +14.89 FTSE-100 4240.20 -45.40 Hang Seng 11737.18 +0.00 Nikkei 225 10402.38 +67.22 Sources: CommSec

Morning Market Wrap: Rise expected after mixed night on Wall Street

... despite a mixed night on Wall Street overnight. In the US stocks ended mixed, with the Nasdaq finishing lower and the Dow Jones recouping early losses to close firmer. By 0638 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange the December share price index contract ...

Afternoon market wrap: Stronger dollar hurts stocks, lifts bonds

... weaker at 3266.3. The dip in the Australian market followed strong downward trends internationally overnight, with the Dow Jones and Nasdaq indices recording their biggest daily percentage drops in a month. BHP Billiton lost more than five per cent of ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar and bonds stronger

... tightening cycle had made for subdued action in the domestic bond market. All Ordinaries 3282.8 -22.5 NASDAQ 1898.07 -42.83 Dow Jones 9598.24 -149.40 FTSE-100 4285.60 -66.70 Hang Seng 12238.63 +0.00 Nikkei 225 10523.07 -366.55 Sources: AAP; CommSec