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AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2005
The Australian share market is expected to open weaker as another triple digit loss on the US Dow Jones Index on Friday sets a poor tone for the local market. While oil stocks could benefit from further price gains on Friday's, steel stocks could come ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2005
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly weaker as a poor performance on the US Dow Jones index sets a slightly negative tone for the domestic bourse. However, this should be partially by firmer base metal price and oil prices. On the ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks trail lower overnight

The Dow Jones index and Nasdaq trailed lower in trading yesterday, with both indices losing over one per cent in value, whilst stocks in London also trailed lower by over 0.68%. The Australian dollar is a tad under the US$0.68 mark and is expected to ...

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

... 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 trade, hitting ...

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

... Department said initial claims for unemployment benefits crept up to 394k last week, from 391k the previous week. The Dow Jones index rose 42.9 points (0.5%) to 9,376.7, the S&P 500 added 6.1 points (0.65) to close at 1,002.87, while the Nasdaq composite ...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares push higher

... 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 100 closed at the highest level since August 2002. The ...

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

Major US share market indexes climbed higher overnight, as investors continued to gain confidence in the strength of the economic and earnings recovery. In contrast to the last few weeks, moreover, the bond market proved little obstacle to higher share ...

Morning market wrap: Dow falls back below 9,000

US shares started the week on a weaker note, pushing the Dow Jones index back below 9,000 points, echoing the softer sentiment seen earlier in London. All Ordinaries: 3018.10 (+0.00) Dow Jones: 8980.00 (-82.79) NASDAQ: 1603.97 (+23.45) FTSE-100: 4129.10 ...

Morning market wrap: ECB cuts interest rates to 2%

... 2%, a move which was seen as long overdue by some observers. Shares in the US finished marginally higher on the Dow Jones index as tech stocks continued to lead the way, pushing the Nasdaq up 11.36 points to 1646.01. All Ordinaries: 3008.00 (+0.00) Dow ...

Morning market wrap: Accounting ghosts come back to haunt Nasdaq

... investors' minds, the prospect of another corporate icon being dragged into the mire also deflated the broader Dow Jones index, capping gains to 47.55 points over the course of the day. All Ordinaries: 3004.30 (+0.00) Dow Jones: 8897.81 (+47.55) NASDAQ ...