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Midday Market Wrap: Dollar weak; bonds strong

... of $US0.6952 overnight but fell to a low of 0.6912 in New York as the US currency had strengthened on rising US equity markets and good earnings reports. The Australian bond market was stronger at noon, holding on to overnight gains in a subdued domestic ...

Morning Market Wrap: US key indices up

... because of resistance to further United States dollar weakness, he said. The US dollar had strengthened with US equity markets stronger and good earnings reports, he said. "In the mid-to-high $US0.6900s there's a lot of resistance for the Australian ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks up, dollar sinks to fresh lows

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2003
... seven weeks, although like the US the technology was supported by evidence of bargain hunting. The rebound in US equity markets failed to help the dollar, which fell to new three-year lows against the Japanese yen and three-month lows against the euro. ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks, bonds make further gains

US equity markets moved higher again overnight, with a series of bullish brokerage recommendations on technology bellwethers lifting the Nasdaq composite index to a seventh straight rise. Bonds also built on recent gains, as traders positioned for what ...

Midday market wrap: Bonds down on RBA shift

... news, trading at around $US0.6525. The Australian share market opened stronger, following a mixed performance in US equity markets on Friday. There was little in the way of a common theme driving the local market higher, however, with mixed performances ...

Morning market wrap: US shares mixed in quiet trade

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2003
US equity markets closed mixed Friday amid weak turnover and little in the way of new data. The Dow Jones industrial average ended the day up 64.6 points (0.7%) at 9,191.1, while the broader S&P 500 closed 3.5 points higher (0.4%) at 977.6. But the ...

Morning market Wrap: US stocks, bonds steady

US equity markets continued to range-trade Monday, while the bond market showed signs of consolidating after nearly two months of steady selling. Stocks eventually ended higher on the day, after bargain-hunters pushed markets back up from the lower ...

Midday market wrap: local shares, bonds lower

... Broadbased losses pushed the All Ordinaries index lower in morning trade, and following a further retreat in US equity markets overnight. At midday the market barometer had slipped 17.5 points to 3,075.5. Even the resources sector, which has been among ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks jump on improving outlook

US equity markets surged higher Monday, underpinned by upbeat comments on the semiconductor sector and growing confidence in the prospects of stronger economic growth in the second half. Chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. beat earnings ...

Afternoon market wrap: Dollar hangs on to gains

... had decided against adjusting rates, and ended the day at $US0.6785. But, defying strong gains overnight in US equity markets, the Australian share market closed lower. The All Ordinaries ended the day at 3,003.4, 5.8 points lower than Tuesday's close. ...