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Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares drift lower

... earlier gains to finish 1c lower at $11.74. Other cyclical stocks, including Telstra, also ended fractionally lower. The bond market finished slightly weaker, with the yield on the benchmark 10-year government bond rising 2 points to 5.315%. The Australian ...

Morning market wrap: Tech sector drags US stocks lower

... their highest level since January, and initial claims for unemployment benefits also slumped in early July. The US bond market subsequently ended the day narrowly mixed, with the yield on the 10-year bond a point higher at 3.92%. The US dollar was also ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares struggle towards the black

... to $11.75. The Australian dollar was rangebound in lacklustre afternoon trade, closing at $US0.6475. The Australian bond market was also narrowly mixed, with the 10-year bond gaining support from a modest strengthening in longer-dated US Treasuries overnight. ...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares tumble in early trade

... 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 yield on the 10-year bond falling four basis points to 5.33%. The modest recovery also followed ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares claw back earlier losses

... session emerged despite a sell-off in Japanese stocks, with the Nikkei shedding over 2% over the day. The Australian bond market closed a little firmer, the yield on the 10-year government bond falling 4 points to 5.33%. The Australian dollar was also ...

Midday market wrap: Australian bonds hammered

The Australian bond market was sharply weaker Wednesday morning, following overnight Congressional testimony by US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan. Despite pledging to maintain the fed funds rate at low levels 'for a considerable time', bond ...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares modestly higher

... during local trade. At midday the currency was fetching $US0.6550, down from $US0.6592 last night. The Australian bond market was also weaker, ahead of Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan's Congressional tomorrow morning local time. The yield on the benchmark ...

Afternoon market wrap: shares quiet in late trade

... sectors, and followed gains overnight in US and European markets. Telstra also added 4 cents to close at $4.67. The bond market was also a little firmer in afternoon trade, although yields still ended the day up on yesterday's close. The yield on benchmark ...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares open higher

... almost 1.0%, following a sharp sell-off Friday on fears the market may have rallied too hard, too soon. The Australian bond market was also a little firmer, as investors await testimony later this week from Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan. The ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares sustain upward momentum

... all recovered ground after last week's sell-off, while resource stocks also continued to move higher. In the local bond market, the yield on the benchmark 10-year government bond edged three points lower to 5.01%, amid lacklustre volumes. The Australian ...