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| | | ... a of 4.9 per cent stake in Citigroup Inc spurred a rebound in the battered financial sector. A sharp slide in crude oil prices also underpinned the market, helping shares of retailers and big manufacturers. The investment gives the US's largest bank ... |
| | | | ... to open higher today, buoyed by Wall Street. Metals were mixed, offering no clear lead, and a sharp slide in crude oil prices lessened worries about higher energy costs. At 0810 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index was ... |
| | | | ... investors bought beaten-down shares of financial services companies, including Citigroup Inc, while a drop in crude oil prices eased fears about consumer spending. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 33.82 points, or 0.26 per cent, at 13,076.56. ... |
| | | | ... shares, the ASX/S&P 200, Asian stocks, the FTSE, US bond yields, gold, base metals, the Aussie dollar and, on the upside, oil prices also dropped. Asian markets tumbled after a Wall Street sell-off, following more sour news over the extent of the credit ... |
| | | | ... 2.27 per cent to 2,761.33. LONDON - Britain's FTSE 100 share index lost 1.3 per cent, with a falling dollar, surging oil prices and investors nervous about the outlook for corporate earnings. The result came with problems on the London Stock Exchange ... |
| | | | Australian shares continued to trade in the black at noon, following a strong lead from the US overnight as oil prices rose to a record high of more than $US97 a barrel and gold hit a 27-year high. At 1201 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 55.3 ... |
| | | | ... higher at 6628, while the All Ordinaries put on 39 points to 6659.1. NEW YORK - US stocks ended higher on Tuesday as oil prices moved over $97 a barrel, pushing up shares of Exxon Mobil Corp and other energy producers. Technology shares gained on optimism ... |
| | | | ... September quarter, following the 0.1 per cent decline in Q2. Rate hikes past and pending, market turmoil and boiling oil prices, have done little to dampen Australia's rampant consumerism and there is little sign of this easing. Despite election promises ... |
| | | | ... market had hit new highs at noon, boosted by the US Federal Reserve interest rate cut overnight and stronger metals and oil prices. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index hit a new record intraday high of 6830 in morning trade - eclipsing its previous intraday ... |
| | | | ... have eased somewhat and by reports showing surprising strength in economic growth and employment. A surge in gold and oil prices lifted shares of miners and energy companies, while the Nasdaq rose to its highest in nearly seven years on the strength ... |
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