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Midday market wrap: Local shares, bonds stronger

... both opened higher from yesterday's closing levels, as did AMP despite announcing a $2.2 billion first half loss. The bond market also opened stronger, as the US Treasuries market benefited from bombings in Baghdad and Jerusalem overnight. The yield ...

Morning market wrap: US shares weather bombings

... with the index closing 21.3 points down at 4,250.8. The bombings in Baghdad and Jerusalem provided support to the US bond market, along with mixed data on consumer confidence and housing starts. The yield on the 10-year bond finished at 4.38%, down from ...

Morning market wrap: Dow Jones index jumps to 14-month high

... confidence in the strength of the economic and earnings recovery. In contrast to the last few weeks, moreover, the bond market proved little obstacle to higher share prices, with longer-dated yields retreating from Friday's levels. The Dow Jones industrial ...

Midday market wrap: Markets quiet in early trade

... higher in morning trade, following lacklustre sessions in the US Treasuries and equity markets Friday. In the local bond market, the yield on the 10-year bond was unchanged at 5.585%, although bond futures prices ticked slightly higher. The share market ...

Morning market wrap: US markets quiet amid lingering power outage

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2003
... New York, which were hit by a major outage the day before. While the New York stock exchange opened normally, the bond market closed early in the afternoon on recommendation of the Bond Market Association. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 11.1 ...

Afternoon market wrap: Resources push local market higher

... the blackout. Winemaker Southcorp also jumped 17c to $3.12 on speculation of an imminent takeover by Fosters. The bond market withstood small rises in US yields and a stronger domestic share market, with the yield on the benchmark May 2013 bond closing ...

Midday market wrap: Local shares creep higher

... 3,145.2. News Corporation added 10c to trade at $12.33, while major bank and resource stocks were mixed. The local bond market was also a little stronger, following a volatile night in US markets. The yield on the 10-year government bond was down six ...

Morning market wrap: Power blackout hits US share price futures, supports bonds

US stocks finished higher overnight, although a power outage across large parts of the eastern US and Canada sent share price futures lower after the close of the regular trading session. US bond yields also fell sharply with the blackout, although ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares end square

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2003
... and resource stocks were narrowly mixed. Among other blue-chips, Telstra and AMP both suffered modest losses. The bond market maintained a firmer tone, the yield on the 10-year bond ending the day down six points at 5.585%. Like the share market, the ...

Midday market wrap: Local shares eke out modest gains

... market traded marginally higher in the morning session, defying declines overnight in major US and UK indexes. But the bond market opened considerably weaker, in line with rising yields in the US Treasuries market. Overnight the US Commerce Department ...