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Midday Market Wrap: Dollar stronger at noon

The Australian dollar was stronger at noon, keeping overnight gains which shot it to fresh six-year highs following US dollar weakness. At 1200 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7232/40 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7154/59. The ...

Morning Market Wrap: US markets weak

In New York major market gauges opened higher and then weakened. The blue-chip Dow Jones industrial average was down 50 points at 9661. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index fell 5 points to 1038. The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index was down ...

Rising rates take steam out of real estate market

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2003
Rising interest rates have helped take some of the steam out of Australia's real estate market as price rises begin to show signs of plateauing and short-term speculators exit the market. Clearance rates at auctions in New South Wales over the past ...

Afternoon market wrap: shares closed mixed

WITH AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2003
The slide in the Australian share market closed mixed today, supported by stronger banking stocks, as the Australian dollar slipped back. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index closed one point higher at 3175.4, but the all ordinaries index gave up three points ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar weaker

The Australian dollar was weaker at noon after large US investment banks sold the local currency. At 1200 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7108/16 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7133/41. "It's been up to $US0.7120 and it's been down ...

Morning Market Wrap: Investor jitters after weekend terrorist attacks

European stockmarkets suffered heavy losses today as a sell-off on Wall Street and weekend terrorist attacks in Turkey gave investors the jitters. The London FTSE 100 index fell 1.32 per cent to 4,338.9 points at the close of trading, in Paris the CAC ...

Afternoon market wrap: Stronger dollar drives shares lower

The Australian share market continued its retreat today as the aggressive local currency battered shares in resources and companies dependent on overseas earnings. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index closed 27.4 points lower at 3174.4 while the all ordinaries ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar puts pressure on local stocks

The Australian share market was lower to noon as the rising Australian dollar continues to put pressure on local stocks with offshore earnings. The resource sector and heavyweights such as News Corp continued to show their vulnerability to the strong ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar hovers at $US0.7200

The Australian dollar opened slightly weaker today but was still hovering on the $US0.7200 level it reached last Friday. At 0700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7198/03 compared with Friday's close of 0.7212/17. The local unit reached ...

Afternoon Market Wrap: All Ords close lower while $A pushes past US 72 cents

The Australian share market closed lower today as the stronger Australian dollar put pressure on the stocks of resources companies and those with offshore operations. The dollar stepped up over US 72 cents today, a six year high. The benchmark S&P/ASX ...