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Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2007
... were led by health care and energy stocks, boosted by speculation of more merger and acquisition activity and higher oil prices. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 68.34 points to 12,552.96 while the Standard & Poor's 500 Index added 8.93 points ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2007
... for sale, lifting the biotech sector, and strong retail sales data relieved fears about consumer spending. A surge in oil prices gave investors a reason to buy energy companies' shares and helped push up the S&P 500. Exxon Mobil Corp, up 0.8 per cent ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2007
... $84.42. The Dow rose for the eighth session in a row overnight, the longest winning streak in four years, as a rebound in oil prices buoyed energy shares and Citigroup gained on expectations of big job cuts. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 4.71 ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2007
... industrials rose for the eighth session in a row overnight, the longest winning streak in four years, as a rebound in oil prices buoyed energy shares and Citigroup gained on expectations of big job cuts. Reports that Citigroup Inc will cut at least 15,000 ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2007
... Australian share market is expected to open firmer as Iran's release of captured British servicemen led to a decline in oil prices, boosting Wall St. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0815 AEST, the June share price index contract was down three points ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2007
... $30.53 and Rio Tinto's up $1.56, or two per cent, to $80.46. US stocks closed sharply higher last night as a drop in oil prices calmed worries about inflation and news of rising home sales raised hopes the US housing market is stabilising. The Dow Jones ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2007
... while the all ordinaries rose 89.4 points to 5997.6. NEW YORK - US stocks closed sharply higher on Tuesday as a drop in oil prices calmed worries about inflation and news of rising home sales raised hopes the housing market is stabilising. The Dow Jones ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2007
... 100 of Britain's leading shares ended up 0.9 per cent, extending earlier gains as US data, M&A activity and higher oil prices boosted stocks. The FTSE 100 closed at 6,324.2 points, up 57 points, or 0.91 per cent. FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended at 6,897.08 ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2007
... weak durable goods report. Escalating tensions between Iran and the West also kept investors on edge and boosted crude oil prices by nearly 2 per cent. Shares in manufacturers, including Boeing Co, 3M Co and General Electric Co declined, along with retailers ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2007
... Russell said the market was having another very positive day on the back of a stronger Wall Street, commodity, gold and oil prices. "It's a win all round today," Mr Russell said. "I expect the strength to remain today. "It was mainly led by the Reserve ...