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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2006
... and the all ordinaries 10.6 points stronger at 5409.2. NEW YORK - US stocks ended higher on Friday as sharply lower oil prices and strong profits from AIG outweighed investors' worries that Walt Disney Co. may struggle to sustain earnings momentum. The ...

Flying high with Pegasus

... prospects of the local sharemarket. "The earnings outlook for most companies remains strong and continued falling crude oil prices will help underpin consumer confidence. Gold looks poised to breakout to the upside and resource stocks should continue ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2006
... uncertainty of the legislative agenda of a Democrat-controlled Congress. A jump of more than two per cent in crude oil prices and a weaker-than-expected reading in a gauge of consumer sentiment added to the weaker tone. The Dow Jones industrial average ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2006
... ordinaries gained 37.8 points to 5367.7. NEW YORK - US stocks rose on positive sentiment fuelled by a sharp drop in crude oil prices, which offset concern about disappointing sales at retailer Wal-Mart. According to latest available data, the Dow Jones ...

Daily economic round-up

ALFRED SINN  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2006
... conservative month in September and the median prices were down from a year ago. The Fed is also continuing to monitor oil prices closely as the OPEC nations announced they will reduce their group production quota by 1.2 million barrels a day, which ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2006
... Altria Group's shares offset worries about the outlook for Boeing Co and General Motors Corp. A sharp rebound in crude oil prices, which ended above $US61 a barrel, also gave investors a reason to buy the shares of energy companies. The Dow climbed to ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2006
... UK's FTSE 100 share index up 0.18 per cent, as Wall Street stocks staged a strong rally, bid speculation persisted and oil prices slipped. The FTSE 100 closed up 10.9 points at 6,166.1. FRANKFURT - The DAX index closed at 6,242.91 points, up 40.09 or ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2006
... earnings expectations and lowered its outlook, offsetting a strong profit from Google Inc and a boost from falling oil prices. A 2.9 per cent decline in oil prices on scepticism that OPEC would be able to carry out its planned production cut helped limit ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2006
... driving the Dow industrials to end above 12,000 for the first time as strong earnings from companies countered rising oil prices. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 19.05 points to 12,011.73. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained one point to 1,366.90. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2006
... points shy of 12,000, amid positive assessments of the economy and an advance in energy shares, boosted by a jump in oil prices. Recent company comments and government data have underscored the notion that the US economy is stronger than expected, heading ...