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Nikkei rises in afternoon trade, while domestic bonds close weaker

WITH AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2003
... dealer Michael Heffernan said it had been a lacklustre day of trading on the local bourse, with only a handful of major stocks ending the day in the black. "The continuing weakness and lack of clear direction on Wall Street was the obvious reason for ...

Morning Market Wrap: Rise expected after mixed night on Wall Street

The Australian share market is likely to move higher despite a mixed night on Wall Street overnight. In the US stocks ended mixed, with the Nasdaq finishing lower and the Dow Jones recouping early losses to close firmer. By 0638 AEST on the Sydney Futures ...

Afternoon market wrap: Stronger dollar hurts stocks, lifts bonds

The strengthening Australian dollar left the Australian share market weaker today, with major resource stocks leading the way down. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index closed 33.2 points weaker at 3266.3. The dip in the Australian market followed strong ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar still up; Wall Street slow

... overnight. The local market also closed lower yesterday, weighed down by anticipation of losses on Wall Street. In NEW YORK, stocks skidded on Wednesday as disappointing earnings from drug maker Merck & Co Inc and other large companies prompted investors ...

Afternoon Market Wrap: Market low on anticipated Wall Street losses

... contract shed 12 points to 3296 - a 3.5 point discount to the underlying index - on a volume of 10,375 contracts. Tokyo stocks plunged today as investors took profits from recent gains in banks, domestic-demand stocks as well as technology blue chips. ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar breaks $US0.7000

... United States overnight. The local market jumped to a fresh 16-month high yesterday amid a mixed performance by blue chip stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index climbed 16 points to 3303.7 and the all ordinaries added 15.6 points to 3310.6. By 0707 ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares close at new highs

... stock market bounced back into positive territory to hit a fresh 16-month high today amid a mixed performance by blue chip stocks. Market heavyweights News Corp and National Australia Bank pushed higher while Telstra and Cochlear suffered falls. The ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar weaker; market slow

... loosen their exchange rate regime. The Australian share market was slightly firmer at noon despite a slump in New York stocks on Friday. At 1210 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was 0.7 points higher at 3295.0 while the all ordinaries had also risen ...

Midday Market Wrap: Resources pull back

... The Australian share market remained weaker at noon, following a lacklustre session on Wall Street overnight. Resources stocks have pulled back from yesterday's gains while some banking stocks have gained ground in the overall weaker market. At 1200 ...

Agency confirms CFS ratings, following Harding's departure

... resulted in CFS becoming less nimble in market timing, and forcing managers to take large active bets when their chosen stocks were out of favour.