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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2007
... points to 5796.8. NEW YORK - US blue-chip stocks advanced overnight on optimism about strong profits from companies including Exxon Mobil Corp, while the Nasdaq was flat. The Nasdaq was little changed, with shares of web search leader, Google Inc, weighing ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2006
... 5,572.20. NEW YORK - US stocks fell as investors locked in profits after tumbling oil prices hurt energy shares such as Exxon Mobil Corp., overshadowing gains earlier in the session. At the unofficial close, the Dow Jones industrial average was down ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2006
... up as surprisingly strong retail sales data improved the outlook for holiday sales and boosted chain-store shares, while Exxon Mobil Corp and the energy sector led the way as oil prices rose. The Dow Jones industrial average advanced 1.92 points to 12,317.50. ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2006
... commodities, albeit with risks, high prices looked set to continue. On Wall Street overnight, stocks rose as strong earnings from Exxon Mobil Corp and health insurer Aetna Inc outweighed concerns that share prices may be too high after a recent run upwards. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2006
... set a day earlier. NEW YORK - US stocks rose overnight, with the Dow hitting another record high, as strong earnings from Exxon Mobil Corp and health insurer Aetna Inc outweighed concerns that share prices may be too high after a recent run-up. Setting ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2006
... rose for a fourth day overnight, sending major indexes to their highest level since May, as battered energy shares such as Exxon Mobil Corp rebounded and investors tipped no rise in interest rates any time soon. The Dow Jones industrial average rose ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2006
... rose for a fourth day overnight, sending major indexes to their highest level since May, as battered energy shares such as Exxon Mobil Corp rebounded and investors tipped no rise in interest rates any time soon. Investors snapped up retail shares such ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2006
... and industrial companies. Crude oil prices rose above $US72 a barrel and prompted investors to buy energy stocks such as Exxon Mobil Corp and Chevron Corp. On Nasdaq, shares of Apple Computer Inc rose 0.7 per cent, or 50 US cents, to $US67.81 after the ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2006
The release of the Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment yesterday heralded the arrival of forces opposing those like the strength in retail sales and the buoyancy in the housing market which have helped bring about last week's interest ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2006
... NEW YORK - US stocks ended lower, buffeted by fears of rising interest rates, a sell-off in the energy sector, including Exxon, and a drop in the shares of heavy equipment maker Caterpillar. But after the bell, shares of Amazon.com climbed about four ...