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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2007
The Australian bond market opened weaker today as good news in the US services industry and jobs pushed US Treasury yields up by as much as 10 basis points. At 0900 AEST, the yield on the Commonwealth Government February 2017 bond was at 6.243 per cent ...

Economic round-up: Greenspan versus the poet

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2007
While China's Premier Wen Jiabao relies on the economic advice of a poet, America's former Federal Reserve Chairman, Alan Greenspan, protests he has less influence than he's given credit for with his economic observations. Trying to turn down the heat ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2007
The Australian share market is expected to fall again following a third day of losses on Wall St, and continued weakness in commodity prices. At 0648 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index was down 92 points to 6224. In the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open firmer as record prices on some base metals and further gains on gold suggest another strong day for the domestic resources sector. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index was 11 points ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open firmer as a solid lead from US stocks, firmer commodity prices and the potential for bargain hunting are expected to combine to drive the local bourse higher. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares, bonds close down

The Australian sharemarket closed weaker today as blue chip stocks continued to absorb last week's news of an official rate hike. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index ended down 18.4 points at 3230.1 while the all ordinaries index fell 17.4 points to 3248.1. ...

Midday market wrap: Shares, bonds both ease on stronger US data

The Australian share market opened in negative territory, following a fall in the United States market on Friday night. At early trade the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was 9.3 points weaker at 3239.2 while the all ordinaries index fell 7.6 points to ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares end slightly lower

The Australian share market remained slightly weaker in the afternoon session, following a quiet night in major US markets. The All Ordinaries index ended the day at 3301.4, less than one point down on last night's local close. AMP was trading 9c higher ...

Morning market wrap: US shares sharply lower

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2003
US stocks slumped Thursday, sparked by an earnings report from internet company Yahoo Inc. and news of a surge in jobless benefit claims in early July. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 120.2 points (1.3%) to 9,036.0, while the broader S&P 500 lost ...

Morning market wrap: US Stocks Slump Friday As Confidence Wanes

US stocks closed sharply lower Friday, following a survey showing consumer confidence soured in early June. The University of Michigan's index of consumer sentiment dropped to 87.2 in June from 92.1 in May, in contrast to forecasts of a modest rise. ...
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