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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2006
... dropped 16 cents to $22.98, the Commonwealth Bank added three cents to $45.41 and ANZ gained three cents to $27.18. US stocks closed slightly higher overnight as a sharp drop in oil prices countered a plummet in Merck & Co following negative legal news ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2006
... S&P/ASX200 index closed 94 points higher at 5,055.9, while the all ordinaries gained 88.3 points at 5,017.2. NEW YORK - US stocks closed slightly higher overnight as a sharp decline in oil prices offset a plummet in Merck & Co following negative legal ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2006
... finished 25.9 points higher at 4961.9 points while the all ordinaries gained 24.2 points to 4928.9 points. NEW YORK - US stocks rallied overnight, the S&P 500 reaching a three-month high as investors interpreted a tame increase in core consumer prices ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2006
... is a clear response to what happened in the US with the Dow Jones kicking up over 100 points," Mr Sekely said. In the US stocks rallied as weaker-than-expected producer prices raised hopes interest rates may not be lifted in the short term. The Dow Jones ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2006
... index closed down 35.3 points at 4936 points while the all ordinaries dropped 33.9 points to 4904.7 points. NEW YORK - US stocks rallied overnight with the Nasdaq soaring more than two per cent as investors were brightened by weaker-than-expected producer ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2006
... S&P/ASX200 was up 22.1 points at 4971.3 while the all ordinaries gained 20.6 points to finish at 4938.6. NEW YORK - US stocks closed slightly higher in a whipsaw session on Monday as a drop in crude oil prices and a UN-brokered cease-fire in the Middle ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2006
... benchmark S&P/ASX200 index fell four points to 4,949.20, while the all ordinaries declined 4.2 to 4,918.00. NEW YORK - US stocks closed lower on Friday as concerns about slower economic growth hit industrial stocks such as Caterpillar Inc and disappointing ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2006
... benchmark S&P/ASX200 index fell 8.8 points to 4953.2, while the all ordinaries was down 7.5 points at 4922.2. NEW YORK - US stocks rose as a big drop in the oil price offset news about a thwarted terrorist plan to bomb airplanes in the UK. The Dow Jones ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2006
... benchmark S&P/ASX200 index shed 62.8 points to 4962, while the all ordinaries was down 59.4 points at 4929.7. NEW YORK - US stocks fell on as concerns about slow economic growth and rising oil prices offset a rally in technology shares. The Dow Jones ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2006
... closed 63 points stronger at 5024.8, while the all ordinaries gained 55.6 points to end the day at 4989.1. NEW YORK - US stocks fell after the Federal Reserve's decision to pause interest-rate hikes sparked concerns about slowing economic growth. The ...