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Midday market wrap: All Ordinaries rise as Bush imposes deadline

Paul Cully The All Ordinaries index rose on the back of further strong gains on global equity indices. The sense of urgency injected by US President's Bush 48-hour deadline for Saddam Hussein to leave Iraq or face war was clearly interpreted positively ...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries surge higher, NAB up 4.5%

All Ordinaries 2804.4 +93.4 NASDAQ 1392.27 +51.94 Dow Jones 8141.92 +282.21 FTSE-100 3722.30 +120.50 Hang Seng 9007.34 +203.18 Nikkei 225 8004.91 +133.27 Paul Cully The All Ordinaries index surged to a 93.40 point gain to finish at 2804.40 as US President ...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries falls, in tandem with Asia

Paul Cully The All Ordinaries index slipped lower today, resisting the upward trend of US and UK shares at the end of last week, as events over the weekend suggested that war with Iraq was now approaching fast. The prospect of conflict appeared to rattle ...

Midday market wrap: All Ords continues downward slide

John Fernando The All Ordinaries lost further ground in morning trading as investor confidence slipped to further lows fuelled by worries of war in Iraq. The dollar also plunged overnight along with several other currencies around the world. A combination ...

Morning market wrap: No respite for US investors

Paul Cully Investors in the US were still looking for the bottom of the market as the Dow Jones index closed lower again, beset by uncertainty surrounding Iraq and an economy that is proving stubbornly resistant to recovery. The index finished at 7524.06 ...

Afternoon market wrap: AMP shares sink below $6.00 mark

John Fernando The All Ordinaries recovered in trading this afternoon to post smaller losses than expected. However investor confidence is at two-year lows whilst the All Ordinaries index is touching four-year lows. Investor confidence has been affected ...

Morning market wrap: All Ordinaries under pressure

Paul Cully The All Ordinaries will come under pressure in early trade as investors react to another day of heavy losses on the world's equity indices. As the US went about gathering the requisite votes it needs from UN members to force a fresh vote ...

Economist says current account deficit figures are "disturbing"

John Fernando A leading Sydney-based economist said today that the current account deficit figures released earlier this week are "disturbing." In an exclusive interview with the Financial Standard, Dr. Ric Simes, chief economist with ICAP, a wholesale ...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries continues downward trend

John Fernando The All Ordinaries lost more ground in trading today as it hit its lowest value since 1999, with almost 1.2% of its value being wiped out. The Nikkei index also ran into negative territory as 2.3% of its share value was lost. The trend ...

Economist says current account deficit figures are disturbing

John Fernando A leading Sydney-based economist said today that the current account deficit figures released earlier this week are disturbing. In an exclusive interview with the Financial Standard, Dr. Ric Simes, chief economist with ICAP, a wholesale ...