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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2011
The Australian market is expected to open higher on Thursday after Wall Street ended a three-day losing streak to close moderately higher. Oil and metals rose in overnight trade, too. On the ASX 24 at 0700 AEST, the June share price index futures contract ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
... Dept of Energy report that inventories of crude oil did not rise last week as expected. Energy stocks like Chevron Corp and Exxon Mobil Corp rose nearly two per cent. The Dow Jones industrial average added 80.6 points, or 0.6 per cent, to close at 12,560.18. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
The Australian share market was firmly in the red at noon as resources stocks fell following a drop in commodity prices and a weak lead from Wall Street. At 1202 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 71.2 points, or 1.49 per cent, at 4,709 points ...

May go away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
... look far for evidence of this. Escalating oil prices have oil companies raking it in - big time. How big? Here's how big: Exxon Mobil's net income jumped 69 per cent in the first quarter; Royal Dutch Shell's net income increased by 30 per cent; Occidental ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
... $US10.65 billion ($A9.83 billion) in the first quarter, a leap of 69 per cent from the year-ago period, the company said. Exxon shares fell 0.5 per cent to $87.34. Consumer products giant Procter & Gamble said net profit rose 11 per cent in its third ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
Indicators are strong for the last day of local trading before the five-day Easter break, with robust, positive leads from trading offshore overnight in securities and commodities. At 0715 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
... and spending, she said. "Without wage gains," she said, "people are going to buy less." Energy companies led stocks lower. Exxon Mobil Corp lost two per cent, the largest drop for any of the 30 large companies that make up the Dow Jones industrial average. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2010
The Australian market has received mixed leads from offshore trading overnight, with European equities markets strong, while Wall Street was flat to mixed. Commodities were lower and the US dollar rose. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0702 AEDT, the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2010
... that point to an uncertain recovery. That indecision was clear as stocks rose on strong earnings at Southwest Airlines Co, Exxon Mobil Corp and other companies, then fell on disappointment over a slight drop in first-time claims for unemployment benefits. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2010
... foreign investors when the US dollar falls since most of them are priced in US dollars. Energy and materials stocks, including Exxon Mobil Corp, led the market higher. When markets settled, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 45.50 points, or 0.42 ...