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Gold lifts as US, Iran tensions escalate

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
... international law. It comes after a targeted US drone strike killed Iran's top military general Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad on Friday last week. US gold futures hit US$1590.90 per ounce on Monday as investors rushed to hedge their wealth against ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014
... Composite Index increased 16.13 (0.37 per cent) to 4,337.23. Violence in Iraq remained in focus as fighting approached Baghdad, the Iraqi prime minister fired several top security commanders and Iraq's representative to the United Nations described the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
... sending in US troops. Insurgents have seized Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city, and have launched attacks approaching Baghdad. LONDON - European stock markets closed in the red, with airlines hit hard by higher oil prices caused by spreading unrest in ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
... 1,930.11, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index sank 34.3 points, or 0.79 per cent, to 4,297.63. Jihadists pushed toward Baghdad on Thursday after capturing a town to the north, as US President Barack Obama said his national security team "is looking ...

Morning Market Wrap: Investors expecting confidence boost

... ease off a little bit. They said geopolitical risks had resurfaced following the Turkey bomb blast and rocket attacks on Baghdad's Iraqi oil ministry building. All Ordinaries 3175.3 +0 NASDAQ 1893.88 +11.96 Dow Jones 9628.53 +9.11 FTSE-100 4319.00 +11.00 ...

Midday market wrap: Local shares, bonds stronger

... billion first half loss. The bond market also opened stronger, as the US Treasuries market benefited from bombings in Baghdad and Jerusalem overnight. The yield on the 10-year bond fell seven points to 5.51%. The Australian dollar was trading at $US0.6555 ...

Morning market wrap: US shares weather bombings

... profit-taking saw the FTSE snap a three day winning streak, with the index closing 21.3 points down at 4,250.8. The bombings in Baghdad and Jerusalem provided support to the US bond market, along with mixed data on consumer confidence and housing starts. ...

Morning market wrap: Dow Jones steadies after Wednesday falls

... oil prices. Crude prices fell by $1.39 to $27.80 per barrel as the war in Iraq came to a conclusion in the streets of Baghdad and industry observers indicated that the market could now be oversupplied. All Ordinaries: 2904.70 (-0.00) Dow Jones: 8221.33 ...

Midday market wrap: All Ordinaries marks time

... overnight. Qantas edged up $0.03 to $3.21 while Air New Zealand rose by $0.015 to $0.455. But with the rapidly unfolding Baghdad end-game likely to take significant conflict out of the picture in the near future, investors were now forsaking news screens ...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries edge lower

... despite the mild overall gains recorded in the US market overnight. Oil prices edged lower as US troops gain a foothold in Baghdad. London's FTSE recorded the biggest gains as Asian markets registered significant losses. The banking industry had mixed ...
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