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Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2007
... increase in prices of around 0.2 per cent in the quarter. On Wall Street overnight, stocks gained as a spike in crude oil prices lifted shares of energy companies while strong profits from United Technologies Corp prompted investors to buy defence stocks. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2007
... 5716.1 points. NEW YORK - The Nasdaq Composite Index briefly turned negative in late afternoon trading on Tuesday as oil prices jumped on news that US President George Bush will call for a doubling of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The Dow and the ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2007
... 5708, on a volume of 8,015. On Wall Street on Friday, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite rose after a rebound in oil prices boosted energy shares and a chip-maker's forecast-beating results revived semiconductor stocks. But The Dow Jones industrial ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2007
... new closing high of 5652.1. NEW YORK - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite ended higher on Friday after a rebound in oil prices boosted energy shares and a chip maker's forecast-beating results revived semiconductor stocks. The Dow Jones industrial ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2006
... ordinaries gained 15.2 points to a record 5,572.20. NEW YORK - US stocks fell as investors locked in profits after tumbling oil prices hurt energy shares such as Exxon Mobil Corp., overshadowing gains earlier in the session. At the unofficial close ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2006
... profits, including investment banks Bear Stearns Cos and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Energy shares rose after a spike in oil prices caused by OPEC's decision to curtail production further. The Dow Jones industrial average was trading up 107.91 points ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2006
... outlook for holiday sales and boosted chain-store shares, while Exxon Mobil Corp and the energy sector led the way as oil prices rose. The Dow Jones industrial average advanced 1.92 points to 12,317.50. It earlier soared to a record intraday high of ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2006
... slumped 24 cents to $37.75, while Santos climbed one cent to $9.83 and Oil Search rose two cents to $3.20, as world oil prices drooped marginally.

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2006
... November, while David Jones Ltd holds its annual general meeting. NEW YORK - US stocks ended little changed as rising oil prices boosted shares of energy companies. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 2.32 points to close unofficially at 12,224.41. ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2006
... data in the US saw their market rally, and that positive sentiment is certainly following through to us today. "Higher oil prices have certainly helped to boost the resource sector. The banks are all looking favourable. "At the moment, on the last trading ...