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Afternoon market wrap: Shares end square

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2003
... direction, with a power blackout pushing US equity futures down after markets posted reasonable gains during Thursday's regular trading session. News Corporation ended the day 12c higher at $12.35, but major bank and resource stocks were narrowly mixed. ...

Midday market wrap: Local shares eke out modest gains

... good ground, although the major banks were mixed. The Australian dollar also held onto a half a cent gain overnight in US trading, and was fetching $US0.6586 at midday. All Ordinaries 3154.7 +4.3 NASDAQ 1686.61 +-0.40 Dow Jones 9271.76 -38.30 FTSE-100 ...

Midday market wrap: Local shares open higher

... 10-year bond jumped seven points to 5.59%, with shorter parts of the yield curve also weaker. The Australian dollar was also trading at $US0.6567, down almost a quarter of a US cent from yesterday's local close. All Ordinaries 3146.7 +12.2 NASDAQ 1687.01 ...

Westfield US posts $270 million interim net profit

... shopping centre on Chicago's "Magnificent Mile" for $US105 million ($A160.1 million). The trust said despite difficult trading conditions in the US, the portfolio had maintained strong fundamentals, with a 93% leasing level and net tangible assets up ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares push higher in afternoon trade

... 10-year bond jumped seven points to 5.59%, with shorter parts of the yield curve also weaker. The Australian dollar was also trading at $US0.6567, down almost a quarter of a US cent from yesterday's local close. All Ordinaries 3146.7 +12.2 NASDAQ 1687.01 ...

Midday market wrap: Bonds down on RBA shift

... downwards. The yield on the 10-year bond rose 9 points to 5.49%. But the Australian dollar was little changed on the news, trading at around $US0.6525. The Australian share market opened stronger, following a mixed performance in US equity markets on ...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares move higher

... Corporation was one major stock to buck the trend, shedding 3c to $11.75 in early trade. The Australian dollar was also trading over half a US cent higher at $US0.6510. Despite the ABS reporting a further strong increase in home lending in June, the ...

Morning market wrap: US markets in positive territory

The Dow Jones registered a 64.71point gain in trading overnight as share prices have lifted following encouraging economic data. The US Labor Department has reported that American businesses lifted productivity at a robust rate for the second quarter. ...

Midday market wrap: Local shares make solid gains

... 5.45%, and which was supported also by news from the ABS that employment fell by 55,000 in July. The Australian dollar was trading back below $US0.65, and late in the morning was fetching $US0.6485. All Ordinaries 3133.6 +15 NASDAQ 1652.68 -20.82 Dow ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks, bonds end lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2003
... and the Swiss franc. The euro was fetching $1.1346, while the yen rose 0.4% to 119.85. The Australian dollar was also trading about 10 ticks higher at the close of the New York session, at $US0.6470. All Ordinaries 3123.4 +0 NASDAQ 1673.50 -40.56 Dow ...