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Afternoon market wrap: shares close firmer

WITH AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2003
... expectations that economic data out this week would be positive and the US dollar climbed in value against its rival currencies. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 119.26 points to 9747.79 while the Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 16.8 points to ...

Midday Market Wrap: Market buoyant following US rally

... expectations that economic data out this week will be positive and the US dollar climbed in value against its rival currencies. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 119.26 points to 9747.79 while the Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 16.8 points to ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar reaches $US0.7200 overnight

... York and a low of $0.7187 in offshore trade. The Australian dollar pushed up after the US dollar slid against major currencies, a strategist at a major bank said. The US dollar fell against major currencies after disappointing trade deficit and jobless ...

Dollar looks set for more solid gains

... last night), hikes of 50 bps in Canada and hikes of 25 bps in New Zealand. "It is a dangerous game to get bullish on currencies that have risen 23 big figures (around 48 per cent)," said Mr Koukoulas. "But having been one of the star performers on currency ...

Morning Market Wrap: Caution ahead of data releases

... just shy of the six-year high of $US0.7108 it reached on Friday. The Australian dollar managed to outperform the major currencies against the US dollar overnight on Friday. A return to positive sentiment in financial markets about the economic recovery ...

QIC launches diversified active currency product

... Jim Christensen said the external managers have been given a mandate that allows risk to be taken in a broad range of currencies including emerging currencies. "Managers can trade up to 25 different currencies to get more breadth," Mr Christensen said. ...

Strong dollar a concern: MIG

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2003
... commitments. He said MIG was least exposed to the US dollar, the currency the Australian dollar had risen most against. The currencies to which it was more exposed, such as the Canadian dollar, the euro and the pound, had moved more in line with the ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar weak waiting for US GDP results

... September quarter. "The US dollar was stronger in anticipation of that, the Aussie weakened in line with the other currencies against the US dollar," he said. Mr Horner said the currency looked like remaining relatively quiet ahead of tonight's data ...

Morning Market Wrap: Soft start

... Zealand dollar and British pound, offshore traders said. Traders said investors favoured the Australian and New Zealand currencies given strong growth prospects in both nations. All Ordinaries 3274.7 +0 NASDAQ 1934.55 +2.29 Dow Jones 9777.20 +28.89 FTSE-100 ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar back below US 70 cents

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2003
... dollar was trading at $US0.6990/95 compared with Friday's close of 0.7004/09. The local dollar joined the other major currencies in rising against the United States dollar overnight on Friday. It reached a high of $US0.7025 in fairly subdued trading ...