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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
... barrel after Kuwait's oil minister said that OPEC members are in informal talks about raising oil output as the conflict in Libya continues. Oil prices have risen nine per cent so far this month. That has pushed stocks lower as investors worry that higher ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
... rather than substance," Mr Heffernan said. "But we've showed a lot of resilience this morning, as I think we should do. "Libya supplies two million barrels a day out of 75 million barrels of oil, and oil's gone up 20 per cent in a month because of that. ...

Mystery surrounds sovereign fund billions

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
The future mandate of Libya's sovereign wealth fund is uncertain following political unrest, a new report has said. A new report from Preqin said the Libyan Investment Authority had been able to invest more freely after sanctions on the north African ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
... the broader All Ordinaries index lost 62.7 points, or 1.26 per cent, to 4895.9 points. NEW YORK - US stocks sank Monday as Libya veered toward civil war and unrest continued to roil across Arab countries, driving crude oil above $106 a barrel in New ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2011
... rate fell to 8.9 per cent, the lowest since April 2009. But the positive sentiment was offset by the ongoing conflict in Libya, rising oil prices and a weak finish on Wall Street. Crude oil prices gained $US2.51 on Friday to settle at $US104.42 a barrel ...

Tomorrow comes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
... to have been given a reprieve by news that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is trying to calm down Queen Qaddafi. Still, Libya is not the only source for the spike in oil. The oil premium is there because of fears of supply disruptions as the Jasmine ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
... in firms' employment, production and prices. A drop in oil prices following a Venezuelan offer to mediate the conflict in Libya also helped the market. Most sectors were higher with Caterpillar, up 3.3 per cent, leading a strong surge by major capital ...

Three and a half men

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2011
... through this before haven't we? Perhaps not Tunisia, but when the Jasmine Revolutionaries marched on the streets of Egypt, Libya, Bahrain, Iraq, Morocco, Djibouti, Jordan, Oman, etc. financial markets have already factored in that the unrest would spread. ...

Queen Qaddafi

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2011
... oil slick will pick. And if that doesn't do the trick, others are pooh-poohing others like me who couldn't care less if Libya announces that, "the Queen's still not dead!" The others could fill in for lost Libyan produce. No, not according to Barclays. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
The Australian sharemarket opened slightly lower on Friday as uncertainty over the impact of Libya's turmoil remains a concern to investors. At 1015 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 5.7 points, or 0.12 per cent, at 4,803.6, while the broader ...