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Morning market wrap: US shares sharply lower

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2003
... 25.9 points to finish at 4,028.8. US Treasury yields also edged lower, although investors were reluctant to push the bond market higher ahead of Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan's testimony to Congress next week. The yield on the benchmark 10-year bond fell ...

Market wrap: Dollar dips below $US0.6500

... resource stocks again led the market higher, offsetting further modest selling in the banking sector. The Australian bond market was also slightly stronger, following gains overnight in the US and news that employment fell 27,900 in June. All Ordinaries ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares up, Australian dollar down

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2003
... The Australian dollar finished local trade at $US0.6525, down almost one US cent from yesterday's finish. The local bond market also enjoyed modest gains on the day. The yield on the 10-year bond edged down eight points to 5.04%, after the ABS announced ...

Midday market wrap: Defensives drag local shares lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2003
... dollar was stable at $US0.6625 late in the morning, having slumped by almost two US cents overnight. The Australian bond market also took the overnight lead from the US, firming slightly this morning. The yield on the 10-year bond was 5.135%, down from ...

Morning market wrap: US Shares up, Australian dollar slumps

... market forecasts. In other overseas equity markets, London's FTSE 100 finished 1.2 points lower at 4,073.6. The US bond market was a little firmer, following a sustained round of selling since early June. The yield on the 10-year Treasury bond fell 2 ...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares up slightly

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2003
... prospects. The Australian dollar was trading at $US0.6770, down from yesterday's close of $US0.6825. The Australian bond market was also weaker, as US yields jumped overnight in the wake of the gains in equity markets. All Ordinaries 3011.9 +6.5 NASDAQ ...

IMB launches $500 million RMBS issue

... IMB Ltd has launched its first $500 million residential mortgaged backed securities (RMBS) issue for the Australian bond market. The Illawarra series 2003-1 Trust has two senior tranches and one subordinated tranche and all notes are monthly floating ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares lag offshore gains

... markets surged higher. The yield on the 10-year government bond rose 6.5 basis points, ending the day at 5.165%. The bond market has also started to wind-back expectations of policy easing, with the implied yield on the nearest 90-day bank bill futures ...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares higher

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2003
... The Australian dollar was trading at $US0.6825, around a quarter of a US cent higher than Friday's local close. The bond market was broadly unchanged, despite the ANZ announcing job advertisements rose by 2.5% in June. All Ordinaries 3009.7 +8.9 NASDAQ ...

Global bonds sell-off from their unsustainable levels: ICAP

... by between 40 and 60 bps. ICAP also said that several factors have been accounted for in the recent trends in the bond market, including the concerns expressed by the Bank of Japan over the extent of the rally in Japanese Government Bonds, the preparedness ...