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Midday market wrap: Nikkei edges up while All Ords deteriorate

... Bank of Japan's "tankan" corporate survey. The Australian stock market continued to deteriorate at noon today as resource stocks slumped in response to strong gains by the Australian dollar. Fat Prophets analyst Angus Geddes said major resource stocks ...

Manufacturing business conditions mixed in September: survey

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2003
... production index was little changed at 54.8 points in September, while the jobs index again moved below 50 points. The stocks index rose to a relatively high 56.9. "The overall picture from the PMITM points to growth in the non-farm economy remaining ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks sag, bonds soar on weak data

Jittery US stock markets fell further, and bond prices jumped, following a slew of surprisingly weak economic data and a downbeat earnings forecast from a tech sector bellwether. The Dow Jones industrial average ended the day 105.2 points (1.1%) lower ...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries close higher, Tower shares rise

... pulled out of a temporary slump but analysts said the local bourse lacked real zip and direction. Major banks and resources stocks were mixed, News Corp was down and Telstra was up. "It's been fairly unexciting - there's been no dramatic moves," Intersuisse ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks up, dollar sinks to fresh lows

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2003
US stocks bounced back overnight, supported by selective buying in the technology sector. The partial rebound follows a week in which markets were hit hard by increasing concerns over the strength of the US economic recovery. The Nasadaq composite index ...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ords recover from opening losses

... share market recovered early losses but still closed down today, as key resources and News Corp lifted the bourse but gold stocks slumped. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index closed 7.2 points lower at 3164.3 and the all ordinaries index dropped 5.4 points ...

Midday market wrap: Local stocks edge lower

... will fall short of investor expectations. Locally, the market was dragged lower by News Corporation and blue-chip resource stocks. Rio lost 29c to trade at $32.71, while BHP Billiton shed 8c at the open and was trading at $10.45 by noon. The major banks ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks continue to slide

US stocks fell Friday to the lowest levels in over a month, as investors began to focus on the upcoming third quarter profit reporting season. The absence of a recovery in employment growth and eroding consumer sentiment have left investors worried ...

Afternoon market wrap: Nikkei inches up despite earthquake

Tokyo stocks inched up today as afternoon buying of oversold issues overcame concerns about damage caused by a powerful earthquake that rocked Japan's northern island of Hokkaido. The US dollar was down against the Japanese yen. The Nikkei Stock Average ...

Midday market wrap: Banks keep ASX above water

AAP. COMMONWEALTH SECURITIES  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2003
... probably accounted for last night's losses anyway," Mr Bligh said. "It is the banks that are holding up the market today." Stocks in the United States ended at their lowest levels in a month overnight, with the Dow Jones industrial average falling 81.55 ...