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Midday market wrap: All Ordinaries up on war news

Investors reacted to the coalition advances on Baghdad over the weekend with enthusiasm, pushing the All Ordinaries index up 39.30 points to 2935.60. As troops encircled the Iraqi capital, hopes for a resolution to the conflict rose accordingly. Qantas ...

Morning market wrap:Advance on Baghdad sparks advance on Wall St

Shares in the US surged higher as coalition forces appeared to be making significant inroads towards Iraq, following days of intense bombing of Iraqi positions. The news unleashed a wave of enthusiasm among US investors, pushing the Dow Jones index ...

Afternoon market wrap: Slowdown puts cap on early gains

... price closely linked to the progress of the war, it is no coincidence that it has rose to $3.14 in recent days just as coalition troops appear to be making ground towards Baghdad. News Corp, buoyed by news of a step towards a key US pay TV deal, rose ...

Midday market wrap: News Corp, AMP lead index higher

... such as News Corp and AMP. Investors were clearly now interpreting the most recent news from Iraq as positive, with coalition forces apparently making good progress towards the capital. How the battle will progress once they arrive there however, is ...

Morning market wrap: War takes centre stage

... bonds and gold has also gone higher. US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has come under criticism from the way the coalition offensive is being handled as experts argue that perhaps the military should have used a much large ground force initially. ...

Midday market wrap: Market static ahead of weekend

... difficult to ascertain the current state of play. However a consensus seems to be building among military observers that the coalition was now preparing a long-haul strategy. Domestically, Qantas was feeling the costs of war in the most tangible fashion. ...

Midday market wrap: Global pessimism weighs down Qantas

... dramatically in the US, especially for international flights, and Australia's dominant carrier is more vulnerable than most if coalition forces do not achieve a relatively speedy victory in Iraq. Commonwealth Bank was in the minority on the All Ordinaries ...

Morning market wrap: Uncertainty the only certainty

... divided market sentiment and sensitivity to reports coming out of Iraq. The Dow Jones rose 65.55 points to 8280.23 as coalition forces gathered close to Baghdad, although the next 2-5 days are regarded as crucial by military analysts. Crude oil trading ...

Morning market wrap: Shares plummet as reality sets in

... war with Iraq, global investors spoke clearly on Monday and the message was one of apprehension. As images of captured Coalition soldiers and reports of staunch Iraqi resistance in some key areas were beamed across the world, the early optimism witnessed ...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries continues downward trend

... increasingly likely as US President George W. Bush said that he will force a UN vote for war against Iraq, as 300,000 coalition troops stand ready for action against Iraq. In a White House statement, he called Saddam's disarmament antics a 'wilful charade'. ...