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Morning market wrap: US stocks mixed despite falling yields

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2003
... yield on the 10-year Treasury dipped 13 points to 4.27%, after $18 billion of five-year notes were successfully offered to traders. The Dow Jones industrial average subsequently rose 25.4 points (0.3%) to 9,061.7, while the S&P 500 edged up 1.6 points ...

Morning market wrap: Dow closes at 5-week high

... benchmark 10-year bond was one point higher at 4.19%. The US dollar was unable to exploit the new economic data, which traders had hoped may have been stronger. The dollar fell back below 119 Japanese yen to 118.75, while the euro spiked back to just ...

Morning market wrap: US shares regain lost ground

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2003
... while the S&P 500 gained 9.3 points (1.0%) to end at 988.1. The Nasdaq composite index rose 24.6 points (1.5%) to 1,706.0. Traders said the deaths of Uday and Qusay Hussein may hasten the transition to a democratically-elected government in Iraq. A wide ...

Morning market wrap: US bonds continue sell-off

... Congressional testimony last week. The yield on the benchmark 10-year government bond rose 21 basis points to 4.21%, and which traders attributed to a break in key technical levels. Investors exited all parts of the yield curve, with the equivalent yield ...

Morning market wrap: US bonds crunched by Greenspan

... balance of 2003 and for 2004. Reassurances the Fed would hold the funds rate low "for a considerable time" were ignored by traders, as yields recorded their biggest one-day rise in over six months. Bonds were also hurt by a raft of positive economic ...

Morning market wrap: US bond yields spike higher

... suffered a third consecutive day of selling, as recovery fears subside further in the wake of recent positive economic data. Traders continue to wind back earlier expectations of an aggressive rate cut at the next FOMC meeting on 24-25 June, although ...

Midday market wrap: Australian Shares Open Slightly Higher

... slightly lower from last night's close. Late in the morning the dollar was trading at US$0.6650, down from US$0.6655. Traders said the Australian dollar was meeting strong resistance at $US0.6660. All Ordinaries 3049.8 +-0.4 NASDAQ 1653.62 +7.60 Dow ...

InvestorWeb launches Online Put Writing for retail investors

... online of popular strategies such as Writing Puts for income generation or to lower their entry price. "To ensure that traders are able to act as quickly as possible, Sanford has also introduced a dedicated and enhanced ETO Order Pad, that allows for ...

MCS launches first international portfolio after NZ acquisition

... per cent, which we consider attractive given the Centre's excellent tenancy profile and long term leases to high profile traders." "We believe that investment grade property in New Zealand will continue to be sought after and will experience the 're-rating' ...

Hedge funds grow 5% in 2002: Hennessee

... 11.07% over the same time period, the survey said. "The year 2002 was the most difficult market for stock pickers and traders alike since 1974; certainly the most difficult year for hedge funds on record," said Charles Gradante, managing principal of ...