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Morning market Wrap: US Fed Reserve holds rates steady

... pushing above the $US0.7050 level after the United States Federal Reserve decision. At 0700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7053/62 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7030/34. The local unit reached a high of $US0.7065 overnight and ...

Afternoon Market Wrap: $A closes above 70 cents, Nikkei edges higher

... commodity prices and a wide interest rate differential with the United States. At 1700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7030/34 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7013/23. Japanese share prices rose 1.02 percent today, led by gains in ...

Midday Market Wrap: Market slips into negative

... volume of 4,996 contracts. ABN Amro Morgan client adviser Margaret Morrissey said ANZ is holding up well after resuming trading today following the announcement of the $4.9 billion acquisition of the National Bank of New Zealand last Friday. The bank ...

Victorian securities dealer banned:ASIC

... Smith-Barney terminated Mr Kwong's employment in May 2003, when it became aware that Mr Kwong had been conducting discretionary trading in shares and options on two client accounts in breach of the Smith-Barney compliance guidelines. Smith-Barney reported ...

Morning Market Wrap: Exporter demand drives up dollar

... the $US0.7000 level after gaining ground from exporter demand, an analyst said. At 0700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7046/51 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7013/23. The local unit reached a high of $US0.7058 overnight and a low ...

Nikkei rises in afternoon trade, while domestic bonds close weaker

WITH AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2003
... performance in offshore markets on Friday night. FW Holst & Co dealer Michael Heffernan said it had been a lacklustre day of trading on the local bourse, with only a handful of major stocks ending the day in the black. "The continuing weakness and lack ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar stronger, bonds steady

... at noon, edging higher on the back of yen gains against the weakening US dollar. At 1200 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7006/11 compared with Friday's close of 0.7004/09. The local unit was trading just below its intra-day high of $US0.7010 ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar back below US 70 cents

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2003
... lower, bumped back just below 70 US cents after a quiet weekend in offshore trade. At 0700 AEDT the Australian 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 ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares continue to lose ground

WITH AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2003
... banks in New Zealand after agreeing to acquire NBNZ from London's Lloyds TSB for $A4.915 billion. ANZ shares are in a trading halt and are not expected to resume trading until Tuesday. Elsewhere in the banking sector, National Australia Bank slid 12 ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar gets handle over 70 US cents

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2003
... had managed to get a handle back above 70 US cents after some overnight losses. At 1200 AEST the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7013/19 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7035/38. The local unit reached a high of $US0.7037 yesterday before falling ...