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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2008
... adviser Bill Bishop said morning trade had shown a "refreshing bounce" after yesterday's local losses. Higher gold and oil prices had not stopped the US market finishing higher overnight, he said. "Ours is behaving in a similar way; we're actually looking ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2008
... 0.96 per cent to 4949.6. NEW YORK - Wall Street ended mixed on Thursday after investors largely shrugged off a jump in oil prices and focused instead on a bullish analyst call on Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc that eased worries about the financial sector. ...

More worries for US financials

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2008
... overnight as concerns about the financial sector resurfaced and another negative housing news overcame a drop in crude oil prices. Crude oil prices settled below US$113 a barrel last night following reports that Tropical Storm Fay will miss large oil ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2008
... mixed on Friday as worries about credit markets and the economy tempered investors' upbeat sentiments about falling oil prices. At 0738 AEST, the Sydney Futures Exchange's September share price index futures contract was down eight points at 4,930. In ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2008
... and third biggest company Rio Tinto fell $3.55, or 3.01 per cent, to $114.40. Energy companies also declined after oil prices fell 99 cents to $US115.01 overnight as waning US demand for energy overshadowed supply threats from the conflict in Georgia. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2008
... the broader All Ordinaries index lifted 43.1 points, or 0.86 per cent, to 5,039. NEW YORK - US stocks rebounded as oil prices fell and investors took advantage of bargains in financial stocks after two days of decline. Stocks initially fell after the ...

Same old same old

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2008
... another drubbing today following another down day in the US overnight. US stocks fell on the back of a reversal in oil prices and the release of some disappointing US economic data last night. Crude oil prices bounced back by 2.7% to more than US$116 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2008
... 4,995.9. NEW YORK - Wall Street receded again on Wednesday after a US Government report on retail sales and a jump in oil prices raised concerns on whether consumer spending could generate economic growth. The Commerce Department said retail sales slipped ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2008
... recommendations and earnings estimates for the investment bank. The day's trading illustrated the ongoing push-and-pull caused by oil prices and any news about financials. The major US bourses were volatile and ceased to track one-another. The Dow Jones ...

Market Wrap - Morning

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2008
... the broader All Ordinaries rose 31.7 points to 5,069.3. NEW YORK - US stocks closed modestly higher today as falling oil prices eased inflation fears and the market shrugged off an escalating deadly conflict between Russia and Georgia. The Dow Jones ...