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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
... (0.14 per cent) to 1,320.02, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite shed 14.05 points (0.51 per cent) at 2,751.72. Crude oil prices fell in New York and rose in London as forces loyal to Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi continued to attack rebels seeking his ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
... index's 10 company groups. American Express Co gained 3.5 per cent, and JPMorgan Chase & Co gained 2.6 per cent. Falling oil prices also helped stocks move higher. Oil prices dipped 0.5 per cent to $US105 a barrel after Kuwait's oil minister said that ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
... Austock Securities senior client adviser and strategist Michael Heffernan said concerns about the impact of rising oil prices continue to affect equity markets. "It's the sentiment and the fear that's driving the market at the moment, rather than substance," ...

Greeks, chips and slicks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
... yields. "Stuck in the middle with you." "Jokers to the right." And so here we are, down to the flavour du jour - rising oil prices. Crude oil prices rose to a 29-month high last night. Yes, yes, we know what will happen if oil stays higher for longer. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
... futures prices. The situation in the Middle East remains very volatile. Thus, we expect further upward pressure in crude oil prices in coming days," said Frederic Dickson at DA Davidson & Co. "Until this situation unwinds, we expect US stock prices to ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2011
... was flat at noon as investors preferred to stay on the sidelines amid ongoing turmoil in the Middle East and rising oil prices. At 1200 AEDT, the local unit was trading at 101.36 US cents, little changed from Friday's local close of 101.41 US cents. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2011
... per cent, the lowest since April 2009. But the positive sentiment was offset by the ongoing conflict in Libya, rising oil prices and a weak finish on Wall Street. Crude oil prices gained $US2.51 on Friday to settle at $US104.42 a barrel, having touched ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
... points as new data showed steady improvement in the jobs market, retail sales and the economy's service sector; and oil prices eased. National turnover at 1215 AEDT was 1.86 billion shares worth $2.28 billion, with 660 stocks up, 352 down and 377 unc ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
... sparked by new data showing steady improvement in the jobs market, retail sales and the economy's service sector, and as oil prices eased slightly. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 191.40 points (1.59 per cent) higher at 12,258.20, while the broader ...

Yesterday today tomorrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2011
... Wall Street ended in the black overnight despite a replay of yesterday's scenario - good economic report and surging oil prices. And... you guessed it! Here's the report from Bloomberg's website. "U.S. stocks rose, rebounding from yesterday's slump ...