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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
... economy. The major indices ended a turbulent week mixed. A massive quarterly loss at General Motors Corp and rising oil prices also gave investors reason to trade cautiously, but the market was considerably calmer than the first four sessions of the ...

More Fed pump-priming

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
... speculation that interest rates will rise anytime soon. However, US equity market gains were tempered by the rebound in crude oil prices overnight. Prices jumped US$4.58 to US$126.77 a barrel after the release of the US Energy Information Administration's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
... 80.06 points to 4,400.55. TOKYO - Japanese stocks rallied after a strong bounce on Wall Street and a slide in crude oil prices. The Tokyo Stock Exchange's benchmark Nikkei-225 index gained 208.34 points to 13,367.79. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks rose ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2008
... buoyed the banks and after a rally from the US overnight. Wall St rebounded a day after a steep tumble on a drop in oil prices and a rise in consumer confidence. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 97.2 points, or 2.01 per cent, to 4944.6 ...

Some Needed Good News

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2008
... downward movement in prices. Weakening demand due to slowing global activity will support further softening in crude oil prices. However, some negative news overnight tempered the market's optimism. Concern over writedowns and the property market were ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2008
... Ordinaries dipped 66.6 points, to 4923.3. NEW YORK - Stocks rebounded a day after their steep tumble, as a drop in oil prices and a rise in consumer confidence gave investors hope for a possible letup in Americans' financial woes. The prospect of lower ...

Who's next to confess?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2008
... remain for as long as higher energy and food prices continue to erode purchasing power. The recent weakening in crude oil prices, if it continues, will be a welcome development.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2008
... market was still not visible. Sentiment was also soured by the weekend closure of two regional banks and a rise in oil prices. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 239.61 points, or 2.11 per cent, to 11,131.08 and the Standard & Poor's 500 broad-market ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2008
... National Australia Bank gained 35 cents to $29.96, ANZ climbed one cent to $18.90 and Westpac added four cents to $22.04. Oil prices shed nearly $US4 overnight, tumbling below $US125 a barrel for the first time since early June on growing fears that ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2008
... stock market is expected to open in higher after US stocks rose modestly overnight amid another sharp decline in crude oil prices. At 0722 AEST on the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price index futures contract added 12 points to 5,113. ...