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| | | ... 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 ... |
| | | | ... 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 ... |
| | | | ... 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 ... |
| | | | ... 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 ... |
| | | | 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 ... |
| | | | ... ended lower on Wednesday, sending Wall Street to its biggest one-day drop in nearly three weeks, as plunging gold and oil prices hit energy and mining shares. Based on the latest available data, the Dow Jones industrial average slid 293.00 points, or ... |
| | | | ... rates drop and demand for the Australian dollar falls as the high dollar has been insulating consumers from record oil prices which now seem stuck well above US$100 a barrel. The report by Sensis also found that what Australians worry about can change ... |
| | | | ... are a few cautious people around." Mr Muller said direction might be found in resources stocks on the back of higher oil prices and metals overnight. "Resources stocks like Rio Tinto will lead the market today but there is likely to be some profit-taking ... |
| | | | ... investment banking firm, Simmons & Company International, said the current highs of $US100 per barrel are "cheap". He said oil prices could top $US300 per barrel within the next five years And then we have electricity prices set to move upwards if coal ... |
| | | | ... cent on Tuesday as concerns about further losses at Citigroup weighed on the financial sector and a sharp pullback in oil prices dragged down energy shares. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned that mortgage delinquencies and foreclosures were ... |
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