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Afternoon market wrap: Local shares finish strongly

... for the AMP. News Corporation and resource bluechips also ended the day higher, after early weakness. The Australian bond market closed weaker, although paring early losses following the release of balance of payments and capital expenditure data. The ...

Midday market wrap: Local shares open higher

... stock down a further 6c to $28.48. Major resource blue-chips Rio and BHP Billiton were also weaker. The Australian bond market was also stronger, following a decline in US yields overnight. The yield on the 10-year bond was 5.54%, down five points from ...

Midday market wrap: Local shares soften in morning trade

... to the other major banks, News Corporation and resource leaders Rio and BHP Billiton were also a touch lower. The Bond market was also weaker, following a jump in US yields overnight on further evidence of a strengthening US recovery. The yield on the ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares edge lower

... $15.95. Bluechip resource stocks also closed mixed, although News Corporation and AMP ended the day modestly higher. The bond market and the Australian dollar also weakened through the day, with the yield on the 10-year bond closing six points higher ...

Afternoon market wrap: Local shares end lower

... and media giant News Corporation. AMP continued to regain lost ground, adding a further 15c to close at $4.86. The bond market finished slightly stronger, although fading slightly during the afternoon session. The yield on the 10-year bond ended at 5.535% ...

Midday market wrap: Local shares push higher

... $4.58. The major banks were mixed, with the CBA also recovering after the sell-off in the past two days. The local bond market weakened in tandem with losses in the US Treasuries market overnight, the yield on the benchmark May 2013 issue rising five ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks rise on economic optimism

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2003
... jumped 17.0 points (1.0%) to 1,777.6. The yield on the 2-year Treasury note finished 10 points higher at 1.91%, as the bond market continued to discount the Fed moving to lift interest rates next year. The yield on the 10-year bond rose four points to ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks, bonds edge lower

... 1,760.5. In London the FTSE 100 also fell after two consecutive advances, closing 33.4 points lower at 4,217.4. The US bond market also weakened after the return of mortgage-related selling, the yield on the 10-year Treasury rising four points to 4.41%. ...

Afternoon market wrap: Banks push share market higher

... trusts ended in the black. The one major bank to buck the broader trend was CBA, which ended 16c lower at $29.64. The bond market traded slightly weaker, following a rise in yields overnight in the US. Earlier in the day the yield on the 10-year bond ...

Midday market wrap: Local shares mark time

... the wake of yesterday's disappointing results, to trade at $29.69, although the other major banks were stronger. The bond market was weaker, reflecting a similar performance in the US Treasuries market overnight, with the yield on the 10-year bond edging ...