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Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries up slightly

The All Ordinaries closed trading this afternoon 11.8 points higher or about a third of one per cent, similar to the gains made in the Hang Seng index. Japan's Nikkei index continued its positive surge by climbing about 0.186% in value. Meanwhile Australia's ...

Senator Campbell calls for single Asia-Pacific finance market

... and settlement infrastructure," he said. "Generally, clearing and settlement facilities have developed in tandem with trading platforms in particular jurisdictions and are therefore highly fragmented. "Europe has been leading the way in moves to integrate ...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries end day on higher note

The All Ordinaries ended trading this afternoon gaining 9.2 points or a little less than a third of one per cent. Hong Kong stocks rose over a percent, but the clear winner in today's trading was Tokyo's Nikkei index which gained over 3.1% in value ...

Midday market wrap: Nikkei rises to highest level since July 2002

All ordinaries increased slightly in trading this morning, rising higher by 0.33 per cent almost mirroring the 0.44% rise in the US Dow Jones index over the weekend. Meanwhile, the Tokyo based Nikkei index rose significantly (1.7%) in this morning's ...

Midday market wrap: Local shares make further ground

... billion trade deficit in July. The yield on the benchmark May 2013 bond fell 7.5 points to 5.495%. The Australian dollar was trading a quarter of a US cent higher at $0.6406. All Ordinaries 3201.4 +4.5 NASDAQ 1800.18 +18.05 Dow Jones 9374.21 +40.42 FTSE-100 ...

Morning market wrap: US bonds, stocks gain on mixed data

... tightly around $US1.0870. The Australian dollar rebounded a little overnight, following declines in the past two days, trading at $US0.6407 late in the New York session. All Ordinaries 3196.9 +0 NASDAQ 1800.18 +18.05 Dow Jones 9374.21 +40.42 FTSE-100 ...

S&P comment on Suncorp-Metway financial result

... insurance and banking operations, and is considered supportive of the entity's ratings," S&P said. "An improved insurance trading result and improving claims ratios, excluding the impact of moves in discount rates, are positive features of the general ...

Midday market wrap: Local shares enjoy broad-based gains

... At midday the All Ordinaries had climbed to 3,193.7, some 15.5 points up on yesterday's close. Shares in the AMP were trading at $6.29 after NAB announced to the ASX it had purchased over 5% of shares in the insurer, up from $5.00 at the close of trade ...

Morning market wrap: Local shares to get boost from raid on AMP

... 4.54%. The US dollar was also broadly steady on the major crossrates, fetching 117.4 Japanese yen, while the euro was trading at $US1.0877. But the Australian dollar continued to pull back, falling below $US0.6400. The dollar ended the New York session ...

NAB declares interest in AMP

AMP shares were trading at $6.27 this afternoon, a three-month high, following confirmation today the National Australia Bank is building a strategic stake in the troubled insurer. In an official announcement to the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) this ...