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Midday market wrap: Japanese, domestic stocks edge down to noon

... analysts said. Meanwhile the Australian share market continued its downward spiral to noon, weighed down by resource and media stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index fell 13 points to 3213.5 while the all ordinaries index lost 12.9 points to 3220.9 ...

Australian service industries pick up pace of activity: survey

... rose 3.7 points to 59.5 in August, while employing index also improved, rising to 50.3 points from 49.6 over the month. Stocks and deliveries also recorded readings above the critical 50-point mark at 52.0 and 53.0 respectively.

Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries rise 0.45%

... (AIG) and the Commonwealth Bank. Meanwhile, the Nikkei Index reversed a four-day run-up as investors remain convinced that stocks will shed value and the market was due to dip. The Tokyo stock index lost almost 0.65% in value or 68.74 points. Hong Kong's ...

Midday market wrap: $A slips below 64 US cents

... fate of the euro. The Australian share market reached a 14-month intraday high by noon, as gains in key resources and bank stocks lifted the bourse, spurred by a strong offshore lead. By 1224 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index advanced 20.7 points ...

Morning market wrap: Manufacturing data propels US stocks higher

The Nasdaq composite index closed at 17-month highs, and US bluechip indices closed at 14-month highs, following a report from the Institute of Supply Management (ISM) which showed manufacturing activity surged in August. The ISM index jumped 3.9 points ...

Mid-afternoon market wrap: Nikkei eases back as US stocks rise

Japan's Nikkei average eased back from its early rise to 14-month highs, decreasing by 0.35 per cent to 10652.39, by 1254 AEST. Meanwhile the Dow Jones rose by a healthy 1.13% and the Hang Seng increased 0.8%, while the All Ords and FTSE remained steady. ...

Midday market wrap: Japanese stocks rise up towards 14-month highs

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2003
Japanese stocks erased opening losses to end the morning session near 14-month highs on Tuesday after UFJ Holdings and other banks extended recent gains, helped by growing optimism over Japan's economy. Buyers also sought core high-tech issues such ...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries end day on higher note

... All Ordinaries ended trading this afternoon gaining 9.2 points or a little less than a third of one per cent. Hong Kong stocks rose over a percent, but the clear winner in today's trading was Tokyo's Nikkei index which gained over 3.1% in value today. ...

Midday market wrap: Local shares make further ground

... US economic data and falling bond yields. The local market was pushed higher by News Corporation and bluechip resource stocks, Rio and BHP Billiton. AMP rose a further 13c to $6.48, on speculation the NAB will continue to build a strategic stake. The ...

Morning market wrap: US bonds, stocks gain on mixed data

US equity and bond markets both closed higher Thursday, with investors drawing mixed conclusions from new economic data. The Commerce Department revised up its estimate of second quarter annualised GDP growth to 3.1%, from an initial estimate of 2.4%. ...