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Midday market wrap: Japanese stocks rise to fresh highs

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2003
... choppy trading session overnight and was pounded against the yen as the market continued to test the resolve of the Bank of Japan for intervention to stop the yen strengthening. All Ordinaries 3238.8 +13.8 NASDAQ 1909.55 +26.45 Dow Jones 9659.13 +113.48 ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks jump after Fed leaves rates unchanged

... against the Japanese yen, but strengthened against other major currencies. The dollar fell to 116.1 yen, as the Bank of Japan lifted its official assessment of the Japanese economy. But the euro slipped almost 1.0% to $US1.1177, and the Australian dollar ...

Morning market wrap: Technicals push US stocks modestly higher

... a recent high of 2.14% less than two weeks ago. The US dollar ended broadly lower, although intervention by the Bank of Japan pushed the dollar 0.2% higher to 117.3. The euro ended the session at $US1.1284, while the Australian dollar also jumped by ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks end lower on recovery fears

... points to 4.28%. The US dollar was also a little stronger, although purportedly on the back of intervention by the Bank of Japan. The dollar closed over 0.5% higher against the yen, at 117.1, while the euro slipped to $US1.1211 on profit-taking. The ...

Morning market wrap: US shares close up on low turnover

... rising five points to 4.47%. The US dollar also weakened against a wide range of currencies, driven by news the Bank of Japan had refrained from intervening to halt the appreciation of the yen in July. The dollar slumped over 1.0% against the yen, closing ...

Morning market wrap: US bonds under more pressure

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2003
... other European currencies but strengthened slightly against the yen on concerns over possible intervention by the Bank of Japan. The euro was trading at just under $1.1500, while the dollar was fetching 119.4. The Australian dollar was little changed ...

Global bonds sell-off from their unsustainable levels: ICAP

... factors have been accounted for in the recent trends in the bond market, including the concerns expressed by the Bank of Japan over the extent of the rally in Japanese Government Bonds, the preparedness of the ECB to cut official rates by 50 bps, the ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares jump in late trade

... after opening the day below 3,000. Shares were supported during the day by solid gains in Japanese markets, with the Bank of Japan's Tankan survey revealing a surprising improvement in Japanese corporate sentiment in the June quarter. Local gains were ...