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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2010
... output. The gains in Europe followed a strong showing on Asian markets on Tuesday, where momentum was driven by rising oil prices and optimism over global economic prospects. Spanish press reports said the International Monetary Fund was working with ...

More worries

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2010
... gloom and doom, here it is. Europe is slowing global growth into a recession. Tension in the Middle East would cause oil prices to spike. And with BP still unable to plug its oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, precious supply is being lost. Higher oil ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2010
... trading, after Wall Street finished firmer and the benchmark copper futures contract closed higher. Gold, silver and oil prices were weaker, however. At 0737 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was 58 points higher ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2010
... said. "The market liked it. "The finance sector is putting in the most points to the index." Mr Taylor said higher oil prices had helped boost the resources sector, and the likelihood that Greece would accept an austerity package in return for a bailout ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2010
... Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was 28 points lower at 4,989 on volume of 12,060 contracts. With oil prices lower overnight, local energy stocks generally were lower, too. At 1228 AEST, oil and gas producer Woodside Petroleum was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2010
... received generally positive leads from overnight trading overseas, with Wall Street closing flat to higher, gold and oil prices rising, while silver and base metal copper eased. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0739 AEST, the June share price index ...

Easter egg hunt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
... the 0.1 per cent fall in average hourly earnings to US$18.90. Not a great deal, really, but couple this with rising oil prices and you have a recipe for reduced disposable income. Plus, have you noticed that US benchmark bond yields are now back to their ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2010
... stock market has received mostly positive leads from offshore markets, with Wall Street trading higher and copper and oil prices firmer, although gold and silver futures prices were weaker. At 0734 AEDT, on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2010
... market has received positive leads from offshore markets, with Wall Street closing higher, metals prices stronger and oil prices firmer. At 0720 AEDT, on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was 16 points higher at 4,939 points ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2010
... finished 0.10 per cent lower. Gold, silver and copper futures contract prices were higher in offshore trade, while oil prices fell slightly.