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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2007
... points, or 0.64 per cent, at 2,643.82. LONDON - Britain's top share index fell, breaking three days of gains as a fall in commodity prices prompted investors to shun mining and energy stocks, while conditions worsened in the credit markets. The FTSE ...

Oil prices a two-way street

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2007
... Saudi Arabia produces about one-third of the world's oil but because their economy is heavily reliant on just a single commodity the Saudi government has long recognised they need to diversify their economy and prepare for the day when oil begins to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2007
... meetings season easing, it's a busy day with data coming up. In Sydney, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) releases its commodity price index for November. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases data on International Trade in Goods and Services ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2007
... points, or 0.90 per cent, at 2,565.8. LONDON - The FTSE 100 of Britain's leading shares ended 0.6 per cent lower as commodity stocks pulled the index into negative territory and despite a trading update from Barclays that boosted banks. The FTSE 100 ...

Liontamer lends weight to blue gold

Is water really an increasingly scarce commodity? Investment group Liontamer predicts that the shortage of fresh water in the future will drive the investment returns of listed companies that specialise in the 'blue gold' sector. Liontamer, majority ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open higher on firmer commodity prices and a positive lead from Wall St. At 0730 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index was up 86 points at 6440. Today, ABB Grain Ltd annual results ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2007
... which is not surprising given the fact that is no lead from our normal leader, which is the US," Mr Heffernan said. "Commodity prices were a bit on the soft side." "It is interesting that the major drivers of our market, the banks and financial sectors ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open higher on mixed commodity prices and no lead from Wall St, which is closed for a public holiday. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index was up 12 points at 6383. Today, Publishing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2007
... the banks felt the pressure of lingering sub-prime mortgage problems in the US. The resource sector also weakened as commodity prices fell in overnight trade and investors took profits on takeover target Rio Tinto. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index dropped ...

Land of the rising small caps

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2007
... resource stocks appear cheap as they have high equity returns, but investors need to understand the implications of commodity prices. "Australian resources have been performing really well, particularly the big leaders, but we're struggling to find value ...