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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2008
... strength in financial stocks, but was weighed down towards the finish by a weaker mining sector despite stronger metal and oil prices. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 15.4 points, or 0.28 per cent, to 5,602.7, and the broader All Ordinaries gained ...

CPI, housing affordability and oil bills

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2008
... is so strong, the AUD is up 22 per cent in just three years. At least it's helping us to pay our imported fuel bill. Oil prices at US$117 a barrel are pushing standard petrol prices above $1.50 a litre. If the AUD comes off, as is expected over the next ...

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

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2008
The Australian stock market has opened higher today on the back of record oil prices and a better performance on Wall Street overnight. At 1015 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 76.7 points, or 1.42 per cent, to 5477.1, while the broader All ...

Oil to drop to US$85 by year-end

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2008
... with global growth slowing rapidly and global oil demand forecasts being regularly revised down the ongoing surge in oil prices looks increasingly to be driven more by speculation and investment fund flows than fundamentals and as such looks unsustainable," ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2008
... Yesterday, the Australian share market closed in negative territory, but energy companies bucked the trend after global oil prices reached fresh highs on Wednesday night. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 73.8 points, or 1.34 per cent, lower at 5,446.4 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2008
... NEW YORK - US stocks fell overnight after bellwether stock United Parcel Service slashed its earnings forecast and oil prices hit a record intraday high above $112 per barrel, darkening the outlook for corporate results. The Dow Jones industrial average ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2008
... lead out of the US, with the Dow only up about three points and the Nasdaq down a bit." He said strong base metals and oil prices were helping the resource companies. "The commodities were a little bit stronger, oil and copper were reasonably strong ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2008
... losses and ended firmer, buoyed by strong earnings from Cheung Kong and Hutchison, but airlines were under pressure as oil prices rose. The Hang Seng Index ended 0.21 per cent, or 47.21 points, higher at 22,664.22 points. WELLINGTON - Blue chip stocks ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2008
The Australian sharemarket was buoyed at noon by gains in local mining and energy shares after base metal and oil prices ended higher on international markets overnight. At 1213 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 15 points, or 0.28 per cent ...