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In Sydney today, Australian stocks are likely to climb a little this morning after Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan overnight soothed US market fears of an imminent rate rise and offered an optimistic economic outlook. Negative sentiment from ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2004
In Sydney today, Australian stocks are set to stumble after US markets dropped sharply overnight following comments from Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan that were taken to imply that interest rates there could soon rise. The Australian share ...

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Australian stocks should gain ground after blue chips on Wall St posted modest gains on Friday night, while base metal prices ended higher on the London Metal Exchange. Last Friday, a profit warning from National Australia Bank weighed down the Australian ...

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In Sydney today, Australian stocks could gain ground after blue chips on Wall St posted modest gains overnight. However, continued weakness in the price of oil and precious metals could lead to further pressure on resources stocks, which have fallen ...

Australian small cap stocks rise 4.7%

Australian small cap stocks rose 4.7% in the first quarter of 2004, outperforming both the All Ordinaries Index and the S&P/ASX 200 Index, according to stockbroking firm Intersuisse. This rise follows the strong 42% increase by the sector in 2003. The ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2004
In Sydney today, the Australian share market is likely to fall sharply, after Wall St tumbled on concerns a robust retail report could prompt the Federal Reserve to hike interest rates sooner than expected. Commodities prices, including base metals ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2004
The all ordinaries peaked at an intra day high of 3472.2 points yesterday, before closing up 6.9 points at 3462.9 - surging past yesterday's record closing high of 3455.9 points. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index, which hit a two-year closing peak yesterday ...

ASX CEO welcomes govt guidelines on disclosure

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2004
The Australian Stock Exchange has welcomed a federal government proposal that seeks to ensure the market's integrity is not compromised by the release of significant information by government departments and agencies. The proposed guidelines, contained ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2004
The Australian dollar rose by one United States cent overnight as Japanese asset reallocation caused yen selling against the major currencies. At 0700 AEST the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7630/35 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7532/37. ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2004
The Australian dollar opened weaker today as the US dollar hit a four-month high against the euro overnight on the release of more positive economic data. At 0700 AEST the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7539/44 compared with yesterday's close ...