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Afternoon market wrap: Domestic market fades to black

WITH AAP | FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2003

... index - on a volume of 10,056 contracts. Daiwa Securities analyst Mark Pervan said with US markets closed due to Thanksgiving there was very little off-shore guidance and domestic stock price movements were slight. "Investors kept prices range bound," ...

Midday market wrap: $A weaker at noon as market drifts without US impetus

AAP | FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2003

... Stuart Moore said the domestic market was very quiet due to the absence of the US market as that country celebrates Thanksgiving. "The Aussie seems stuck around the $US0.7220 level," he said. "People are still looking to buy dips under $US0.7200, looking ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar opens weaker

... after rising more than half a US cent yesterday, taking advantage of a weaker US dollar that was dented by some pre-Thanksgiving holiday selling. In Sydney today, stock market trading is expected to be fairly lacklustre today due to a lack of direction ...

Midday Market Wrap: Market slips into the red

... contracts. The gains came after Wall Street ended on a positive note following a raft of upbeat economic news ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday in the US. The Dow Jones industrial average added 15.63 points to 9779.57 while the broader Standard & Poor's ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar back above $US0.7200

... $US0.7200, after the US dollar slid against major currencies given geopolitical concerns in thin trading ahead of Thanksgiving. At 0700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7237/42 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7167/72. The local unit ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar drops further, bonds holds offshore price gains

... well away from consensus to trigger any response," he said. The US market will be closed tomorrow and Friday for Thanksgiving. The Australian bond market was stronger at noon holding on to price gains from an offshore rally overnight. At 1200 AEDT the ...

Midday Market Wrap: Quiet start driven by banks and safe haven stocks

... investors appeared be taking a wait and see attitude as the United States market faced a week interrupted by the Thanksgiving holiday and the release of a tonne of economic data. "The momentum has definitely gone from the (Australian) market," Mr Mueller ...

Morning Market Wrap: Investors expecting confidence boost

... quarter GDP and consumer confidence figures, expected to reinforce growing confidence in its economic outlook ahead of Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday. Local finance circles will also be dominated by interest rate speculation, with the Reserve Bank ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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