Currencies

A very lacklustre session saw Wall Street do very little last night. Dow down 13.

Mixed US economic data met a successful Greek bond sale last night to send Wall Street higher on low volume. Dow up 47. (Locked for subscribers until 10:00 AEDST)

A new set of harsher budget measures from Greece got the thumbs up last night as mixed US data kept Wall Street flat. Dow down 9.

Wall Street was mixed last night, masking decent moves up in commodity-based stocks as pressure begins to rebuild for the US dollar. Dow up 2. (Locked for subscribers until 10:00 AEDST)

Barcays Capital’s analysis of seasonal trends shows March tends to be good for equity and energy markets.

Global manufacturing data met US takeover activity, Greek bail-out plans and an increasingly worried UK last night. Dow up 78.

Wall Street panicked last night over double-dip fears ahead of an afternoon recovery. Dow down 53. (Locked for subscribers until 10:00 AEDST)

In the view of Danske Bank the euro is likely to remain under pressure against the US dollar in the shorter-term.

Rates will stay low for a long time, said Bernanke to Congress, and Wall Street was soothed once more. Dow up 91.

A big drop in US consumer confidence, along with flagging European sentiment, sent Wall Street south once more last night. Dow down 100.