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Morning market wrap: US stocks, bonds edge lower

... it was reported French GDP fell by 0.3% in the June quarter. The Australian dollar also climbed back above $US0.6600, trading almost half a cent higher at $US0.6605 towards the end of the New York session. All Ordinaries 3167.7 +0 NASDAQ 1760.54 -0.57 ...

Midday market wrap: Local shares mark time

... bond edging up three points to 5.505%. After breaching $US0.6600 overnight in New York trade, the Australian dollar was trading back at $US0.6585 late in the morning, although still a quarter of a cent stronger on yesterday's close. All Ordinaries 3168.4 ...

Midday market wrap: Local shares, bonds stronger

... in Baghdad and Jerusalem overnight. The yield on the 10-year bond fell seven points to 5.51%. The Australian dollar was trading at $US0.6555, up 14 ticks from yesterday. All Ordinaries 3176.6 +11.6 NASDAQ 1761.11 +21.62 Dow Jones 9428.90 +16.45 FTSE-100 ...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares push higher

The Australian share market was trading close to a 12 month high in the morning session, following strong gains overnight in major international markets. In the US the Dow Jones index pushed to the highest level in 14 months, while in London the FTSE ...

Morning market wrap: Dow Jones index jumps to 14-month high

... low. The dollar was fetching 119.5 Japanese yen, while the Australian dollar slipped over a quarter of a US cent and was trading at $US0.6585 late in the New York session. All Ordinaries 3158.3 +0 NASDAQ 1739.49 +37.48 Dow Jones 9412.45 +90.76 FTSE-100 ...

Midday market wrap: Markets quiet in early trade

... share market also made very modest gains during the session, underpinned largely by the resources sector. BHP Billiton was trading 15c higher at $10.45, while Rio advanced 31c to $31.86. But the banking sector was mixed and News Corporation slipped 1c ...

Morning market wrap: US markets quiet amid lingering power outage

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2003
US financial markets endured wafer-thin trading volumes Friday, as electricity was only brought back haltingly to areas, including New York, which were hit by a major outage the day before. While the New York stock exchange opened normally, the bond ...

Midday market wrap: Local shares creep higher

... on the 10-year government bond was down six points to 5.585%. But the Australian dollar was weaker, and at midday was trading around $US0.6565, compared with $US0.6585 at yesterday's close. All Ordinaries 3145.2 +2 NASDAQ 1700.34 +13.73 Dow Jones 9310.56 ...

David Jones reports 2.6% increase in annual sales

... said sales fell 2.8% in the fourth quarter ended 26 July 2003, to $414 million. "The result was affected by a shorter trading period this quarter for Foodchain, which ceased trading on June 28, 2003," David Jones said. Foodchain generated $6.6 million ...

Morning market wrap: Power blackout hits US share price futures, supports bonds

... power outage across large parts of the eastern US and Canada sent share price futures lower after the close of the regular trading session. US bond yields also fell sharply with the blackout, although terrorism has been ruled out as a cause of the power ...