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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2007
... concerns about borrowing costs and more fallout from the subprime mortgage market kept investors on edge. But a drop in oil prices eased worries about inflation and takeovers in health care and chemicals increased optimism about share valuations, limiting ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2007
... new investment strategies before the end fo the financial year." US stocks rose overnight, as a two per cent gain in oil prices boosted energy shares, while data showing moderate inflation lifted economy optimism. The Dow Jones industrial average gained ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2007
... while the all ordinaries added 78.3 points to 6288.4. NEW YORK - US stocks rose overnight, as a two per cent gain in oil prices boosted energy shares, while data showing moderate inflation lifted economy optimism. Exxon Mobil's stock led the major advancers ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2007
... while the all ordinaries dropped 79.8 points to 6258.4. NEW YORK - US stocks ended little changed overnight as rising oil prices boosted the energy sector, but lingering concern about higher interest rates kept investors on the defensive. Exxon Mobil ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2007
... psychologically important 18,000 for the first time in three months as Tokyo got support from energy stocks such as INPEX after oil prices topped $70 a barrel. The Nikkei added 80.39 points to finish at 18,053.81. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks swung to ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2007
... leading the advance. The Standard & Poor's 500 and the Dow Jones industrial average both slipped, however, as a drop in oil prices hit energy shares and rising bond yields raised concerns that higher borrowing costs would slow the economy and hurt corporate ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2007
... Shares of interest-rate sensitive plays, including banks, declined, but energy shares rose to lifetime highs after oil prices jumped more than $2 a barrel. The Dow Jones industrial average declined 10.81 points to end at 13,476.72. The Standard & Poor's ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2007
... was eight cents cheaper at $82.62. Alumina Ltd was lower by one cent at $7.18. "Gold is up to a greater extent and oil prices were a bit better as well so those sectors are holding well," Ms Chan said. Meanwhile, US equities provided an upbeat lead this ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2007
... metal prices are the three month PM kerb close on the London Metals Exchange. NEW YORK - US stocks fell overnight after oil prices rose and a General Motors executive said the crisis in US mortgage lending hurt US auto sales this month, stirring concerns ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2007
... since September 2000. April is shaping up to be the best month for the Dow and the S&P in just over four years. Higher oil prices aided the rally, lifting shares of Exxon Mobil Corp to an all-time high and boosting shares of other energy companies. Google ...