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Morning market wrap: US stocks up, bonds lower

US stocks firmed overnight as the Federal Reserve left short-term interest rates steady and hinted they could be held low for 'a considerable period'. The Federal Open Markets Committee said in a statement US spending growth was firming, but there was ...

FPA calls for full disclosure on Risk Products

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has rejected a parliamentary committee's recommendations to permit non-disclosure of commissions on risk products. The Joint Parliamentary Committee on Corporations and Financial Services in a majority report ...

Morning market wrap: US shares up on low volumes

Major US share market indexes crept higher overnight, including the Nasdaq which finally snapped a run of six straight declines. The Dow Jones industrial average ended the session 26.3 points (0.3%) higher at 9,217.4, while the S&P 500 rose 3 points ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares end lower

The Australian share market sold off in the afternoon session, with the All Ordinaries ending the day down 1.8 points at 3,134.7. The slight fall stands in contrast with gains overnight in US markets, and was driven by the big four banks and blue-chip ...

Morning market wrap: US shares mixed in quiet trade

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2003
US equity markets closed mixed Friday amid weak turnover and little in the way of new data. The Dow Jones industrial average ended the day up 64.6 points (0.7%) at 9,191.1, while the broader S&P 500 closed 3.5 points higher (0.4%) at 977.6. But the ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares gain more ground in late trad

The Australian share market continued to creep higher in afternoon trade, with the All Ordinaries index ending the day up 11.2 points at 3,135.7. News Corporation was one major stock to defy the broader market move, ending 3c down at $11.75. But the ...

Shares, dollar help pooled fund returns in July: Mercer

The median return from the Mercer survey of pooled funds was 2.2% in July, Mercer Investment Consulting announced today. The return over the past year was 3.2%, the consultant said. The result was helped by the Australian equity market, which returned ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks dip on disappointing data

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2003
US stocks ended the week lower, as July employment and manufacturing data fell short of investors' optimistic expectations. But Treasuries also were unable to capitalise on the disappointing news, ending the day mixed to slightly lower. Earlier the ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares end lower in quiet trade

The Australian sharemarket clawed back earlier losses, although still ending down on last Friday's closing levels. At one point in early trade the All Ordinaries fell almost 20 points, before scattered bargain hunting cut the loss at the end of trade ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares end higher

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2003
The Australian share market rose to a new 11-month high Friday, as investors continued to gain confidence in the prospects for global economic recovery. News Corporation and blue-chip resource stocks bounded ahead, supported by strong economic data ...