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Midday Market Wrap: Dollar driven down by strong US currency

... yesterday's close of 0.7121/26. It reached a high of $US0.7074 and a low of $0.7053 in morning trade. The Australian bond market was weaker at noon amid short covering but was quiet as it waited for more economic data out of the United States tonight ...

Afternoon market report: Trade thins as Melbourne Cup takes precedence

WITH AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2003
... from its perch at $US0.7092 when the ISM was released, plunging to a low in New York of $US0.6976. The Australian bond market was also mildly weaker in the wake of selling overnight after the strong US data. In early afternoon trade the yield on the ...

Midday market report: Shares surge higher on US data

... $12.11 while Sons of Gwalia fell six cents to $3.38 and Lihir Gold lost four cents to $1.69. Earlier, the Australian bond market had opened weaker after sparkling manufacturing figures in the United States overnight encouraged further selling. In early ...

Afternoon market wrap: Banks lead local shares lower

... to $10.37. Telstra perked two cents to $4.74 and Optus owner SingTel edged one cent higher at $1.43. The Australian bond market also closed weaker this afternoon, after a succession of strong domestic and US economic data made selling the order of the ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar weaker; ASX retreats from early gains

... overnight but dropped back to the mid 0.7000s after stronger than expected US GDP data was released. The Australian bond market was weaker at noon after a sell-off following the release of strong building approvals data and strong US growth data overnight. ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar weak waiting for US GDP results

... that eventuality today as the medium term trend still argues for a move to $US0.7300/0.7500," he said. The Australian bond market was weaker after a strong night for equities in the US, Mr Horner said. At 1200 AEDT the yield on the Commonwealth Government ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar, bonds rally

... been a signal for the Aussie dollar to decline... and we are seeing a short squeeze," Mr Waite said. The Australian bond market rallied to noon, supported by a softer-than-expected statement from the US Federal Reserve (Fed). At 1200 AEDT the yield on ...

Afternoon Market Wrap: $A closes above 70 cents, Nikkei edges higher

... dealers said. The Tokyo Stock Exchange's Nikkei-225 index gained 106.89 points to close at 10,561.01. The Australian bond market finished weaker today as the market took a bet on a bearish outcome from the US Federal Reserve's meeting tonight. At 1630 ...

Midday Market Wrap: Market slips into negative

... high of $US0.7058 overnight but had slipped from there to range between $US0.7033 and 0.7046 to noon. The Australian bond market was weaker to noon, reflecting the expectation that US economic data will prove firm tonight. At 1200 AEDT the yield on the ...

Nikkei rises in afternoon trade, while domestic bonds close weaker

WITH AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2003
... said. The Tokyo Stock Exchange's Nikkei-225 index gained 118.42 points to close at 10,454.12. However, the Australian bond market closed weaker today after reacting negatively to comments about a pick up in US economic growth made by Reserve Bank of ...