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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2007
... uncertainty about the outcome of Wednesday's Federal Reserve interest-rate decision, while a 3 per cent pullback in oil prices hit energy stocks. Stocks have risen recently, in part, on a widely held view the Fed would cut rates on Wednesday by at least ...

Race to the pump

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2007
... world's crude oil reserves, a weak US dollar and supply concerns have already contributed to a 16 per cent rise in oil prices this month alone. Contributing to the recent escalation in prices is fighting in Turkey between armed forces and Kurdish rebels ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2007
... said big moves on Wall Street overnight had boosted the bourse, along with an improvement in the price of oil. "The oil prices dropped again last night, so we've had three nights of falls in the oil price that's come back almost five per cent from last ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2007
The Australian stock market is likely to open softer as US broader markets slipped slightly as record US oil prices at $89.78 a barrel added to investors' concerns about the outlook for consumer and business spending. Base metals in London could were ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2007
... stock market is likely to open in the red for a second day running, following another poor performance on Wall Street, oil prices climbed and base metals were softer. At 0725 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December Share Price Index was down ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2007
... continued in the red at noon following a poor performance on Wall Street as US stocks were hammered by record high oil prices and a weak earnings report from Citigroup. At 1215 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had shed 63.3 points to 6675.7 and the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2007
... likely to open weaker this morning following a poor performance on Wall Street as US stocks were hammered by record high oil prices and the financials were hurt after Citigroup revealed a weak earnings report. At 0740 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2007
... Markets senior dealer Dominic Vaughan said the market had been softer this morning, with mining stocks taking a hit. "The oil prices and commodity prices were soft last night," Mr Vaughan said. "One of the main driving forces over this week will be Thursday's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2007
... credit market turmoil. Concern that a weak US housing sector could impact on energy demand contributed to a drop in oil prices, pulling energy shares lower. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 22.28 points to 14,043.73 and the Standard & Poor's 500 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2007
... ended down during a choppy trading session as easing credit fears lifted banks but commodities weighed as platinum and oil prices fell. The FTSE 100 closed at 6,500.4 points, down 5.8 points or 0.09 per cent. FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended at 7,946.79 ...