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Midday Market Wrap: Dollar and bonds stronger

The Australian dollar was stronger at noon, above 70 US cents as a host of international and domestic factors support its strength. At 1200 AEST the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7053/59 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7005/10. It had traded ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares close at new highs

The Australian stock market bounced back into positive territory to hit a fresh 16-month high today amid a mixed performance by blue chip stocks. Market heavyweights News Corp and National Australia Bank pushed higher while Telstra and Cochlear suffered ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar weak; bonds strong

The Australian dollar was fractionally weaker at noon but had travelled in an upwards trajectory in local trade after being knocked lower by a broadly stronger United States currency overnight. At 1200 AEST the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.6932/36 ...

Morning Market Wrap: Busy day expected; Dollar bounces overnight

In SYDNEY today, stocks on the Australian share market are likely to rise, following yet another strong lead from Wall St overnight. Trading volumes should pick up, after a subdued session yesterday while NSW, South Australian and the ACT took a public ...

Midday Market Wrap:Tokyo opens high; ASX subdued

Japanese shares opened higher on Monday as investors snapped up Sony Corp and other exporters after an encouraging U.S. jobs report sent Wall Street up and helped underpin the dollar. The Nikkei average was up 0.95 percent at 10,811.52 as of 0005 GMT ...

Morning Market Wrap: US stocks surge; AU$ weaker

In NEW YORK, Stocks surged on Friday, racking up a third straight day of gains, after a report showing US employers added jobs for the first time in eight months boosted investors' expectations for an economic rebound. The rally helped major market ...

Afternoon Market Wrap: Quiet end to ASX week

Australian stocks ended the week on a positive but quiet note, as a rally in Telstra and key resources stocks helped lift the bourse in subdued trade. After jumping more than one per cent yesterday, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index firmed another 3.9 ...

Manufacturing business conditions mixed in September: survey

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2003
Business conditions in Australia's manufacturing sector were mixed in September and production growth little changed as employment fell, a survey found. But the Australian Industry (Ai) Group/PricewaterhouseCoopers Performance of Manufacturing Index ...

Growth survey reveals a resilient domestic economy: Costello

A survey showing economic growth accelerated in August confirmed the resilience of the Australian economy, Treasurer Peter Costello said today. National Australia Bank chief economist Alan Oster said the bank's monthly survey showed that in the two ...

Morning market wrap: Global trading thin as US markets remain closed

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2003
US markets were closed Monday for the Labor Day holiday, with trade in other major centres subdued amid low turnover. In London the FTSE 100 clawed back much of last week's losses, closing 43.3 points (1.0%) higher at 4,204.4. Investors cited growing ...