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Morning Market Wrap: Dollar breaks $US0.7000

The Australian dollar opened stronger today, bursting through the $US0.7000 for the first time since November 1997, driven by a weaker US dollar and talk of a free trade agreement between Australia and China. At 0700 AEST the Australian dollar was trading ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar weak; bonds strong

The Australian dollar was fractionally weaker at noon but had travelled in an upwards trajectory in local trade after being knocked lower by a broadly stronger United States currency overnight. At 1200 AEST the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.6932/36 ...

Trust Co announces $5.56 million first half net profit

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2003
Trust Company of Australia Ltd said its merger with Permanent Trustees had yielded good dividends as it announced a strong interim profit result today. In response Trust's shares defied the market trend and pushed up 45 cents to $7.70. The company ...

Morning Market Wrap: US key indices up

The Australian share market is likely to make moderate gains at the open following a mild increase in key United States indices on Friday. By 0708 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange the December share price index contract, a key indicator of trading ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar weaker; market slow

The Australian dollar was weaker to noon pulled sharply off its early highs as the US Treasury Secretary's comments supporting a strong US dollar and suggesting US interest rates should rise streamed through the market. Bond market prices, which opened ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar stronger

The Australian dollar opened stronger today, swiftly edging above the $US0.6900 level it reached on Friday after the United States dollar fell across the board. At 0700 AEST the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.6951/56 compared with Friday's close ...

Midday Market Wrap: Resources pull back

The Australian share market remained weaker at noon, following a lacklustre session on Wall Street overnight. Resources stocks have pulled back from yesterday's gains while some banking stocks have gained ground in the overall weaker market. At 1200 ...

AMP releases demerger plan

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2003
Troubled financial services group AMP Ltd yesterday forecast higher profits as it received the all clear to release a hefty document outlining its demerger plan. In the 629-page explanatory memorandum, AMP predicted its Australian operations will lift ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar strong after volatile night

The Australian dollar opened stronger today after a volatile night where it was pulled down by the euro. At 0700 AEST the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.6881/86 compared with yesterday's close of 0.6878/84. In overnight trading the local unit ...

Afternoon Market Wrap: Resources push market despite Wall Street falls

The Australian share market ignored the fall on Wall Street overnight and closed higher today pushed up by strength in resources. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was 11.4 points higher at 3295.1 while the all ordinaries index was 10.4 points stronger ...