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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2008
... helped to strengthen the local market at noon. "Naturally that (rise in commodities) flows through to the bigger resource stocks, which, if they're up, there's always a fair chance we (the local market) will be up," Mr Wright said BHP Billiton said production ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open lower this morning after US stocks sank overnight on rising oil prices and worries about inflation and consumer spending. At 0703 AEST, on the Sydney Futures exchange, the June share price index was 17 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2008
... cent, to $28.94 and ANZ losing 38 cents, or 1.77 per cent, to $21.12. Westpac only declined one cent to $23.77. Energy stocks were mixed after the price of oil rose to a record overnight. New York's main oil futures contract, light sweet crude for delivery ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open higher this morning after US stocks rose overnight on reports of takeovers and the oil and gold prices gained. At 0659 AEST, on the Sydney Futures exchange, the June share price index was 19 points lower ...

Shares in the black despite the bears

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 21 APR 2008
... suggesting that selling pressure is continuing to fade." Oliver said there are signs that the run of bad sentiment on financial stocks is ending, even though a few more asset writedowns and capital raisings are still expected. "We see shares rallying ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 APR 2008
... firmly in the black at noon - up more than two per cent - driven by a strong lead from the US on Friday after bellwether stocks Google and Caterpillar delivered profit results above expectations. Despite posting a $US5.11 billion ($A5.48 billion) quarterly ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 APR 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open higher this morning after US stocks gained on Friday on better than expected profit results from Caterpillar and Google, and from Citigroup. At 0757 AEST, on the Sydney Futures exchange, the June share ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 APR 2008
... "In the US, eyes are on the Citigroup results, which are not expected to be good," she said. At 1215 AEST, major resource stocks were lower with BHP Billiton down 2.4 per cent, or $1.06, to $42.33, and Rio Tinto was down 3.88 per cent or $5.42 to $140.58. ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2008
... the New York Mercantile Exchange overnight, May crude settled up $US2.03 at $US113.79 per barrel. At 1205 AEST, energy stocks were mostly higher with Woodside Petroleum up over two per cent or $1.15 to $56.92. Oil Search gained two cents to $5.01 but ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2008
... all final approvals for its Martabe gold project in Indonesia are expected this month. At 1022 AEST, all major resources stocks had made strong gains. Rio Tinto had risen $3.30, or 2.39 per cent, to $141.41, Oxiana was up 13 cents, or 4.1 per cent, to ...