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Morning Market Wrap: US markets weak

... Standard & Poor's 500 Index fell 5 points to 1038. The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index was down 13 points at 1897. In London, British shares edged ahead, fuelled by forecast-beating results from mobile phone giant Vodafone as well as a rise for ...

Morning Market Wrap: Investor jitters after weekend terrorist attacks

... heavy losses today as a sell-off on Wall Street and weekend terrorist attacks in Turkey gave investors the jitters. The London FTSE 100 index fell 1.32 per cent to 4,338.9 points at the close of trading, in Paris the CAC 40 gave up 2.59 per cent to finish ...

Citigroup given low rating for international equities capability

... equities capability, ratings group Morningstar has announced. CAMA outsources the management of international equities to London-based Citigroup Asset Management, which invests according to a style-neutral approach. The manager seeks to exploit opportunities ...

QIC launches diversified active currency product

... portfolio of three external managers consisting of Deutsche Asset Management and JP Morgan Fleming Asset Management in London and Bridgewater Associates in Connecticut would manage the new product. QIC's Senior Portfolio Manager Jim Christensen said ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar weak waiting for US GDP results

... was trading at $US0.7029/32 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7054/59. The local unit hit an early ovenright high in London of $US0.7073 before sliding to 0.7030 as the US dollar came back across the board. It had traded in a very subdued range today ...

Morning Market Wrap: Soft start

... trading at $US0.7037/42 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7054/59. The local unit reached a high of $US0.7073 overnight in London and a low of 0.7030. The US dollar lost ground against its rivals, with the Federal Reserve's decision yesterday to keep ...

Midday Market Wrap: Market slips into negative

... 500 Index added 2.22 points to 1031.13. The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index increased 17.32 points to 1882.91. In London, a rally by global news and information firm Reuters led a modest gain in the UK top share index as confidence that earnings ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares continue to lose ground

WITH AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2003
... eight points to 3266.1. ANZ is set to become one of the leading banks in New Zealand after agreeing to acquire NBNZ from London's Lloyds TSB for $A4.915 billion. ANZ shares are in a trading halt and are not expected to resume trading until Tuesday. Elsewhere ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar gets handle over 70 US cents

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2003
... yesterday's close of 0.7035/38. The local unit reached a high of $US0.7037 yesterday before falling sharply back to 0.6965 in London trade. Commonwealth Bank senior economist Michael Workman said the Australian dollar had rebounded surprisingly well. ...

ANZ buys NBNZ for $4.915 billion

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2003
... to become one of the leading banks in New Zealand after agreeing to acquire the National Bank of New Zealand (NBNZ) from London's Lloyds TSB for $A4.915 billion. The purchase price is below the $6.5 billion Lloyds was believed to have been asking for ...