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Morning market wrap: US stocks, dollar lower on recovery concerns

US stock markets pulled back overnight, with mobile phone giant Nokia warning of revenue weakness in the third quarter and as a growing number of investors begin to question the strength of the broader corporate earnings recovery. The Dow Jones industrial ...

Afternoon market wrap: Hang Seng falls more than 2% in late trade

The Hang Seng plunged in afternoon trade, falling 2.19 per cent to 10856.32. Meanwhile Japanese stocks also slid down 0.6%. The All Ords slipped mirrored these late falls, slipping 0.54%. All Ordinaries 3220.1 -17.4 NASDAQ 1873.43 -15.19 Dow Jones 9507.20 ...

ASSIRT to monitor Schroder's new appointment for ratings purposes

... responsible for the day-to-day management of the Australian share fund and displays a deep understanding of individual stocks, skilful portfolio construction and a high degree of conviction, Assirt said. Although Mr Lambden was increasingly involved ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks regain lost ground

US stocks partly recovered ground lost Friday after the disappointing payrolls report, with markets buoyed overnight by a series of positive recommendations from US brokerage houses. IBM and drugmaker Merck & Co. were among stocks to earn upgraded recommendations ...

Midday market wrap: Japanese stocks rise, $A stronger

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2003
Japanese stocks rose in morning trade, with the Nikkei index up 0.54 per cent at AEST1225. Meanwhile the Hang Seng recorded no change. The Australian share market remained in positive territory at noon, ignoring the losses on the US market on Friday. ...

Morning market wrap: US bonds stronger on weak employment data

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2003
... to 1.73% from 1.89% previously, while the yield on the 10-year bond also fell 16 points to 4.35%. The weak data also hit stocks, with the Dow Jones industrial average falling 84.6 points (0.9%) to 9,503.3. The broader S&P 500 shed 6.6 points (0.6%) to ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks, bonds make further gains

US equity markets moved higher again overnight, with a series of bullish brokerage recommendations on technology bellwethers lifting the Nasdaq composite index to a seventh straight rise. Bonds also built on recent gains, as traders positioned for what ...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries trail lower at close

The All Ordinaries was trading lower at close of the week's activities with a sell down in resources stocks pulling the Australian share market from yesterday's 14 month high as an upbeat lead from Wall Street failed to excite investors. The All Ordinaries ...

UK brokerage firm to launch "socially irresponsible" investment fund

... putting money in companies shunned by ethical investment campaigners. This fund will focus in particular on "high dependency" stocks - such as shares in betting shops, alcohol and tobacco manufacturers - which hold up well during recessions and prosper ...

AMP's views on the recent ABS housing price data

... tend to have high negative wealth effects on consumer spending because housing figure highly in the average household's stocks of assets (unlike shares). Over the last five years the rising wealth effect of higher house prices has accounted for around ...