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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open lower today after US equities fell as investors grappled with renewed worries about the soundness of the financial sector. At 0729 AEST on the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price index futures ...

FTSE war on terror

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2008
... ties to terror-sponsoring countries. Definitions vary by state with terror-sponsoring countries most commonly identified as Iran, Sudan, Syria and North Korea. FTSE's index will screen out companies with active or current non-humanitarian ties in or ...

Race to the pump

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2007
Fill up now, and expect to pour more cash into the tank next time, as new supply problems and increasing tensions in the Middle East have the price of oil flirting with US$94 a barrel for the first time ever. It's official; the price of oil has climbed ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open firmer as Iran's release of captured British servicemen led to a decline in oil prices, boosting Wall St. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0815 AEST, the June share price index contract was down three ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2007
... sector. The major indices fluttered between positive and negative territory throughout a choppy session as the dispute between Iran and Britain over the capture of 15 British sailors and marines escalated. The gain in crude helped energy-sector shares ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2007
... inflation and uncertain about the economy, compounding the impact of a weak durable goods report. Escalating tensions between Iran and the West also kept investors on edge and boosted crude oil prices by nearly 2 per cent. Shares in manufacturers, including ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2007
... not bid for Chrysler and by a gain in energy shares after crude oil futures climbed on a new diplomatic crisis involving Iran. The Dow Jones industrial average closed up 19.87 points, or 0.16 per cent, at 12,481.01. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index finished ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2007
... Britain's leading share index joined a European stock market rally, with energy shares forging higher as global tensions over Iran boosted oil prices. The FTSE 100 closed 33.2 points, or 0.52 per cent higher at 6,434.7, rising for the third day but shy ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2007
... declined on Thursday as oil prices jumped above $US61 a barrel, adding to worries about inflation stirred earlier in the week. Iran's determination to enrich uranium in defiance of the United Nations also made stock investors nervous. The Dow Jones industrial ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open lower after international markets, oil prices and some major metals fell overnight. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract had fallen 20 points to 5027 at 0755 AEST. Profit ...