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Midday Market Wrap: All Ordinaries gains ground

The All Ordinaries gained some positive territory today as the markets followed the events in Iraq closely. The major international markets were slightly stronger yesterday, while at home winemaker BRL Hardy's share price rose $0.02 to $10.45 following ...

Morning market wrap: Dow Jones edges higher

The Dow Jones recorded another moderate gain overnight, rising 21.15 points to 8286.60 as the US market reacted with muted optimism to the first day of full blown hostilities against Iraq. With the attention now firmly fixed on war, investors will now ...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries in wait-and-see mode

The All Ordinaries index was virtually unchanged over the course of the day, reflective of the mood of caution across global shares indices ahead of the weekend pause. Chart-watchers will be keenly tracking the progress of prices, to see if any correlation ...

Morning market wrap: Equities up, oil in retreat

US and UK shares were again higher on Wednesday as the market waited for the commencement of war with Iraq, although confidence in tech stocks remained shaky. The Dow Jones rose 71.22 points to finish at 8265.45 as money flooded out of the oil market. ...

Afternoon market wrap: Doubts end, war begins, News Corp rises

The US today wasted no time in moving from bellicose rhetoric to direct action by launching war on Iraq in a matter of hours after its 48 hour deadline for Saddam Hussein to leave the country had passed. Australian share prices were nudged higher as ...

Midday market wrap: All Ordinaries marks time

Paul Cully It was a case of softly-softly for the All Ordinaries index during the morning trading session as investors took their cue from the toned-down enthusiasm evident on Wall Street and in London yesterday. The domestic index rose by 4.2 points ...

Afternoon market wrap: Commonwealth, AMP continue to climb

Paul Cully Commonwealth and AMP continued their recent resurgence, outperforming the All Ordinaries index as a whole as investors continued to regard current prices favourably after recent heavy sell-offs. AMP put on a further $0.19 today to finish ...

Morning market wrap: Markets settle ahead of war

Shares in the US and the UK continued to push on, but the gains were much more modest in comparison to the exuberant gains recorded at the end of last week and on Monday. The Dow Jones index rose by 52.87 points and the FTSE-100 as the moves to the ...

Qantas cuts 1,000 jobs as war looms

John Fernando Qantas has announced that it will temporarily cut 1,000 jobs by forcing employees to take leave, The airline has announced the decision following the threat of an imminent war in Iraq which is likely to affect the airline's international ...

Morning market wrap: Shares rally as diplomatic uncertainty ends

Paul Cully After weeks of fruitless diplomacy the US, UK, and Spain today looked certain to brush aside the objections of other UN members and take military action against Iraq. Markets reacted positively to the news. The FTSE-100 jumped 120.50 points ...