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Morning Market Wrap: US dollar strong following Hussein capture

... gains on Wall Street in the previous session and excitement surrounding the proposed PNG-Australia pipeline. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index closed 23.3 points or 0.73 per cent higher at 3212.7 while the all ordinaries gained 22.6 points to 3216.3. On ...

Midday Market Wrap: Market up buoyed by strong gains on Wall Street

... stock News Corp, the major banks and Telstra all pushed higher, offsetting falls in the resource sector. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was 19.7 points higher at 3209.1 by 1218 AEDT and the all ordinaries gained 19.5 points to 3213.2. On the Sydney ...

MMC Contrarian makes sluggish debuts on the ASX

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2003
... HGL which owns 39.7 per cent of MMC Asset Management, said the company had good investment opportunities, predominantly in ASX listed securities, and planned to take substantial shareholdings of up to 10 per cent in smaller listed companies. "We have ...

Midday Market Wrap: Market lower at noon

... remained slightly lower at noon following a weaker session in offshore markets overnight. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was down 4.1 points at 3207.1, while the all ordinaries index was 3.5 points lower at 3209.4. On the Sydney Futures ...

Midday Market Wrap: Stocks weaker at noon

... at noon, as it looked for positives following a negative lead from Wall Street overnight. By 1201 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was 5.3 points lower at 3213.5 while the all ordinaries index fell 4.6 points to 3214.9. On the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

HHG to be added to indexes

... demerger of the AMP group. Effective from the close of business on 17 December 2003, HHG PLC will be added to the both the S&P/ASX 100 and the S&P/ASX 200. Standard and Poor's said Seven Network Limited will be deleted from the S&P/ASX 100 after the ...

Midday Market Wrap: Market lower at noon

... remained slightly lower at noon, despite a firmer session in the United States overnight. At 1204 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was down 2.2 points at 3222.9 while the all ordinaries index moved 3.8 points lower to 3222.4. On the Sydney Futures ...

Afternoon market wrap: shares dip lower

WITH AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2003
... Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Ian Macfarlane. Major banking were mixed while News Corp was lower. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index closed down 4.7 points at 3225.1, after trading as high as 3243.9, while the all ordinaries index was 5.9 points ...

Growth funds post negative returns in November: Mercer

... to the latest survey of pooled funds by Mercer Investment Consulting. The negative return followed a 2.02% fall in the S&P/ASX 300 during the month and what Mercer described as "the first major setback since the rally began in March this year". For the ...

Midday market wrap: shares edge higher

WITH AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2003
... today as banks and major resource stock edge higher in response to positive economic outlook. By 1010 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was up 11.8 points to 3241.6 while the all ordinaries index was 11.1 points firmer at 3243.2. On the Sydney Futures ...