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Morning market wrap: US stocks sag, bonds soar on weak data

Jittery US stock markets fell further, and bond prices jumped, following a slew of surprisingly weak economic data and a downbeat earnings forecast from a tech sector bellwether. The Dow Jones industrial average ended the day 105.2 points (1.1%) lower ...

Changes in weighting to Trade Weighted Index

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2003
The Reserve Bank of Australia has revised the weights for currencies included in the trade weighted index (TWI) of the Australian dollar. This reflects changes in the composition of Australia's merchandise trade in 2002/03. The new weights take effect ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks up, dollar sinks to fresh lows

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2003
US stocks bounced back overnight, supported by selective buying in the technology sector. The partial rebound follows a week in which markets were hit hard by increasing concerns over the strength of the US economic recovery. The Nasadaq composite index ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks rise slightly

US stocks rose slightly as investors banked on better economic times ahead and started buying up some technology stocks. In London, the index trailed lower as mining stocks extended further falls following a drop in the US dollar. The Japanese market ...

Midday market wrap: All Ords gain value despite exports fears

Despite concerns about the rise in the Australia dollar and its perceived negative impact on exports, the All Ordinaries rose 20.5 points or 0.639 per cent in trading this morning. The shares of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, Kerry Packer's PBL and Fairfax ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares offer mixed performances

The Australian share market finished lower today in the wake of a fall in the US market overnight but offered few discernable trends. Performances were mixed among the big four banks, while among other key stocks Telstra made a slight gain and BHP Billiton ...

Commonwealth ministers meet in Brunei, focus on poverty

... of poverty in low-income Commonwealth members. One-third of the Commonwealth's population now live on less than one US dollar a day and two-thirds of them survive on less than two dollars a day, while 270 million people within the grouping lack access ...

Morning market wrap: Technicals push US stocks modestly higher

US stocks edged a little higher Friday, with markets bouncing off key support levels after a round of disappointing data on US consumer spending. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 11.8 points (0.1%), eventually ending the day at 9,471.6. The S&P ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks end lower on recovery fears

US stocks fell for a second consecutive day, following the airing on Arabic television of new footage of Osama bin Laden. Investors also continue to question the likely strength of the earnings recovery, after news on Friday payrolls fell 92,000 in ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks, dollar lower on recovery concerns

US stock markets pulled back overnight, with mobile phone giant Nokia warning of revenue weakness in the third quarter and as a growing number of investors begin to question the strength of the broader corporate earnings recovery. The Dow Jones industrial ...