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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015
... suffers from falling commodity prices. Phillip Capital senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said falling iron ore and oil prices overnight have pushed the miners and energy sector into the red. The crude oil market gave back much of its Federal Reserve-sparked ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2015
... negative leads from overseas markets and pain in the energy sector. Stocks on Wall Street and in Europe fell overnight, oil prices plummeted to a fresh six-year low, putting pressure on energy stocks. "It's one of the big drags on the market - down more ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
... ore miner Fortescue Metals was four cents weaker at $1.97. The energy sector was stronger despite further weakness in oil prices, with Woodside Petroleum up 55 cents at $34.54, Santos 24 cents better off at $7.21, Oil Search gaining 10.5 cents to $7.695 ...

"Patient" is the (key)word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
Say whaaa? Wall Street up - big time (well, relatively) - on the same night that crude oil prices went for another leg down. What ever happened to the headlines of not so long ago that went, "US equities sell off as oil prices tumbles" or something ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
... In Australia, the market on Monday closed lower, dragged down by energy and mining stocks following a sharp fall in oil prices and low iron ore prices. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 16.8 points, or 0.29 per cent, at 5,797.7. The broader All ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
... the weakest on Monday. Woodside Petroleum was down 71 cents, or two per cent, to $34.04 following another slide in oil prices, while Santos lost 11 cents to $7.00 and Oil Search fell 29 cents to $7.60. Woodside also announced a shut-in of production ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street fell on renewed anxiety over falling oil prices and the rising US dollar. At 0805 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures contract was down 11 points at 5,801. In local economic ...

It might just be a matter of time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015
... enough - but this economic indicator is the more important in my book, it shows what the worry of yesterday - slumping oil prices - and the concern du' jour - the strong US dollar - equates to for America. These equal to slumping US import prices - down ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
... said market expectations the Reserve Bank will cut the interest rate was helping the banks but weak commodities and oil prices are prompting investors to avoid mining and energy stocks. "I think this is all keeping people just a little bit cautious ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
... rate at 2.25 per cent, but observers believe the RBA has a couple more cuts in mind for 2015. Meanwhile, falling crude oil prices overnight, caused by US oversupply concerns and weak China growth forecasts, has hit the energy players and miners to level ...