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EIB to sell $500 million kangaroo bonds

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2004
The European Investment Bank (EIB) will today sell $500 million of kangaroo bonds due September 2009.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2004
The Australian dollar opened broadly unchanged, after it continued its upward trend overnight to hit a fresh six and a half year high.

Share trading climbs to record $56 billion in October: ASX

WITH AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2004
Share trading on the Australian stock market reached a record monthly total of $56 billion in October 2003.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2004
The Australian dollar opened higher after reaching another fresh six and a half high against a weaker United States dollar.

Midday Market Wrap: Slightly weaker $A on quiet trading day

The Australian dollar is slightly weaker at noon, after the US dollar found some strength on better-than-expected unemployment figures overnight.

Morning Market Wrap: $A opens weaker after US dollar strengthens

The Australian dollar opened weaker today after the battered US dollar found some impetus on better-than-expected unemployment figures overnight.

Afternoon Market Wrap: Domestic market finishes down after busy day

The Australian share market ran out of steam today to finish in negative territory after a futures-related billion dollar-buying spree spurred the market at the opening of trading.

Midday Market Wrap: AMP dominates local trade in lethargic market

WITH AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2003
The Australian share market at noon remained in positive territory after a slightly stronger US market overnight, with local trading dominated by the newly demerged AMP Ltd.

Morning Market Wrap: $A opens weaker as new SARS fears emerge

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2003
In New York, stocks ended a choppy session near unchanged on Wednesday, after the dollar sank to another record low against the euro and rekindled fears that currency weakness would curb foreign investment in the United States.

Afternoon Market Wrap: All Ords end stronger amid Asian SARS concerns

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2003
The Australian share market shook off concerns about confirmation of a SARS case in Asia to end firmer, buoyed by a resurgent Wall Street and a strong resources sector.