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Morning market wrap: US stocks jump after Fed leaves rates unchanged

US stocks traded higher overnight, spurred by the Federal Reserve's decision to leave short-term interest rates unchanged and growing confidence among investors monetary policy will remain accommodative for the foreseeable future. In announcing the ...

Afternoon market wrap: Nikkei stock average closes high after peaking earlier

... strong foreign buying of Mizuho and other banks. The Australian stock market closed stronger today with media and resource stocks benefiting from a strong rise on Wall Street overnight. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index climbed 22.7 points to 3217.0 while ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks dip in quiet trade

US stocks traded slightly lower overnight, with new industrial production data providing little direction. Insurance stocks were also weaker as investors focused on the possibility of Hurricane Isabel hitting the US east coast later this week. The Dow ...

Midday market wrap: Domestic stocks put on lacklustre show

Trading on the Australian stock market was lacklustre to noon, following the collapse of World Trade Organisation talks on the weekend, and compounded by several companies trading ex-dividend and News Corp putting further pressure on the market. The ...

Morning market wrap: Technicals push US stocks modestly higher

US stocks edged a little higher Friday, with markets bouncing off key support levels after a round of disappointing data on US consumer spending. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 11.8 points (0.1%), eventually ending the day at 9,471.6. The S&P ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks close higher

US stocks crept higher overnight, shrugging off news of a further rise in initial claims for unemployment benefits last week. But equity markets ware supported by a strong earnings result from software maker Adobe Systems Inc. and positive comments ...

Midday market wrap: Australian stocks track US gains

... today had made modest gains in the wake of firmer trading in the United States, with most of the major banks, resources stocks and Telstra in positive territory. At 1219 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index rose 7.8 points to 3201.7, while the all ordinaries ...

Midday market wrap: $A strengthens following ABS jobs data

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2003
Stocks on the Australian share market were down by noon today, but trading was healthy as investors saw the market as a safe haven on the anniversary of September 11. By 1203 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was down 11 points at 3205.4, while ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks end lower on recovery fears

US stocks fell for a second consecutive day, following the airing on Arabic television of new footage of Osama bin Laden. Investors also continue to question the likely strength of the earnings recovery, after news on Friday payrolls fell 92,000 in ...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries trail lower

... whilst Hong Kong's Hang Seng index rose 44.22 points or 0.41%. The Nikkei index plunged 309.99 points or 2.94% as technology stocks reacted badly to a video tape of Al Qaeda supremo Osma bin Laden and renewed fears of terrorism gripped markets on the ...