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Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
... Wesfarmers was down $1.25, or 2.8 per cent, to $44.19. Mr Le Brun said the energy sector was also pulling back after world oil prices fell sharply overnight. West Texas Intermediate for April dived $2.82 to close Thursday at $48.17 a barrel. Woodside ...

Tme to get fiscal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
... remains lower than its level six months ago and 2.0% below that of 12 months prior. Seems like the RBA rate cut, falling oil prices, rising house and stock prices are getting very little bang for their buck. Makes me wonder if consumers and businesses ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
... Tokyo hit a fresh 15-year high, driven by dip buying after the previous day's fall while energy shares gained on higher oil prices. The Nikkei 225 index added 1.08 per cent, or 200.59 points, to 18,785.79 on Thursday while the Topix index of all first-section ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
... 12 cents to $37.76 and Commonwealth Bank fell 28 cents to $90.59. Energy stocks were mixed despite a rise in crude oil prices, with Woodside Petroleum down 5.5 cents to $34.855, Oil Search fell five cents to $8.15 but Santos rose eight cents to $7.97. ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
... from companies including Coles owner Wesfarmers and iiNet missed expectations, and the energy sector slumped on lower oil prices. Quay Equities head of trading Tristan K'Nell said investors appeared to be reacting to several days of mixed financial results. ...

Stimulate or deflate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2015
... to mother about. But when you do put keys to email, don't repeat to mommy that it's because of the sharp bounce in oil prices - Brent now up to US$61.52/barrel; WTI up to US$52.78 - neither is it due to the Ukraine/Russia ceasefire nor Greece debt discussions ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2015
... Australia, the market on Friday rallied to a six-week year high due to Rio Tinto's massive shareholder returns, rising oil prices and optimism from a ceasefire agreement in Ukraine. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 133.9 points, or 2.33 per cent ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2015
... what direction it's heading," OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said. "We got a soft lead from commodities and oil prices, and uncertainty's continuing in the Greek debt situation. "That's against the backdrop of the earnings season which so far ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2015
... sharemarket is lower after disappointing results from CSL and Suncorp Group sent their stocks dipping, while falling oil prices dented the energy sector. Shares in market heavyweight, the Commonwealth Bank also fell despite it announcing a recorded half-year ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
... had eased five cents, or almost two per cent, to $2.49. But the energy sector had benefited from a recovery in crude oil prices for a second day, with Woodside Petroleum up 33 cents at $35.82, Oil Search rising one cent to $8.29 and Santos up two cents ...