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Midday market wrap: Bonds, shares both weaker

... Australia's trade deficit widened to $2.1 billion in June had little impact. The share market also lost ground, with the big four banks all opening down from last night's closing prices. News Corporation shed 4c to $11.70, and Tesltra lost 5c to trade ...

Midday market wrap: local shares open higher

... Corporation added 15c to $11.75, although Telstra was one major stock to buck the broader trend, shedding 2c to $4.81. The big four banks all opened up on Friday's closing levels. But the bond market was weaker, after a mixed performance in the US Treasuries ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares drift lower

... in offshore markets Friday. But it was the banking sector which allowed the market to finish slightly higher, with the big four banks all posting modest gains on the day. By contrast, major resource stocks Rio and BHP Billiton both ended the day a little ...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares weaker

... IBM failed to excite investors. Local losses were broad-based, with News Corporation trading 7c lower at $11.66 and the big four banks all weaker. Resource stocks were not spared, with market leaders BHP Billiton and Rio erasing recent gains. The Australian ...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares tumble in early trade

... earnings reports from Ford Motor Corporation and Lucent Technologies. Locally, losses were broad based, and included the big four banks, News Corporation, major resource stocks and Telstra. But the Australian bond market was a little firmer, with the ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares close higher

Gains across the big four banks helped the All Ordinaries index reverse earlier losses and finish marginally higher, in defiance of weaker global share indices. National was the big mover, rising by $0.35 to $33.38. However AMP drifted lower, breaking ...

Afternoon market wrap: AMP suffers afternoon slump

... morning session, but then slipped into reverse to finish at $5.40, a loss of $0.20. Westpac bucked the trend among the big four banking stocks and recorded a rise of $0.18 to $16.00. St George also enjoyed a good day following the announcement of a $298 ...

Midday market wrap: All Ordinaries edges lower

... announcement last Thursday. Qantas and News Corp gave up some of yesterday's gains to weigh down the overall index. The big four banks were lower with the exception of Westpac, which rose by $0.02 to $15.84 in the morning session, while investors warmed ...