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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2010
... mostly positive set of leads from offshore trading, with Wall Street and base metals prices trading higher. But gold and oil prices were weaker. At 0825 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was nine points higher ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2010
The Australian stock market has received a mixed set of leads from offshore trading, with Wall Street and oil prices flat in afternoon trade but metals prices weaker. At 0800 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2010
... manager Tony Russell said the volatility in the US market and weakness in precious, metals, the Australian dollar and oil prices had impacted the local market. "The slightly higher finish in the US gave our market gave our market some confidence," Mr ...

Room for Russia in BRIC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2010
... True, there are serious issues. "The trouble is that its market is incredibly volatile. Shareprices correlate to the oil prices, there's problem with corporate governance and the government itself tends to get involved in a way that can be unhelpful ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2010
... a larger-than-expected amount in November, which suggests they are feeling more confident that sales will pick up. Oil prices eased after briefly topping $US80 a barrel and copper prices slipped in New York.

BT adds oil and gold to super portfolios

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2010
... cent) as a hedge against a number of geopolitical risks. "In the event that something happens in the Middle East and oil prices surge, then we've protected our members against that in the long-term," said Melanie Evans, head of superannuation at BT Financial ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2009
... Dow had risen 73.00 points, or 0.7 per cent, at 10,270.47. The Dow's drop Thursday broke a six-day winning streak, as oil prices tumbled on fresh signs of weak energy demand and a stronger dollar. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 6.24, or ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2009
... of Australia raised its forecast for economic growth. All sectors of the market gained, despite falls in metals and oil prices overnight. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 59.4 points, or 1.32 per cent, at 4,567.4, while the broader ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2009
... market fell to its lowest close in almost two months on fears the global economic slump has a way to run and that high oil prices may dent company earnings. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index ended down 32.1 points, or 0.71 per cent, at 4508, as stocks fell ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2009
... more to 40 percent from 30 percent, to cool a rapid rise in the prices of luxury homes. Energy firms fell after crude oil prices dropped on Monday. The Hang Seng Index lost 420.14 points, or 1.86 per cent, at 22,169.59. WELLINGTON - The benchmark NZSX-50 ...