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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 ...

Daily economic round-up

ALFRED SINN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2006
... reached its record high during the day at 11,866.9. News on crude oil has been overshadow by the latest nuclear standoff, oil prices were trading at below $US59 a barrel on Wednesday, a level not seen since February this year. Oil prices have been sliding ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2006
... Average Index has risen to its highest level since January 2000 as the US market absorbs the positive impact of lower oil prices and the reduced threat of harsher interest rates. The consumer side of the economy as measured by the housing industry continues ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2006
... seems to be dragging down the commodity stocks in general," Mr Betts said. "US stocks were celebrating the fall in oil prices whereas we are suffering from it if you look at the stocks that are down." Australian energy stocks were softer with Woodside ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2006
... US yesterday, the Dow briefly passed its record closing high set in January 2000, fuelled by optimism about falling oil prices. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 29.21 points to close at 11,718.45, its highest close for 2006. The Standard & Poor's ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2006
... fourth day, with the Dow briefly passing its record closing high set in January 2000, fueled by optimism about falling oil prices. The Dow got one of its biggest lifts from General Motors Corp, whose shares jumped 2.4 per cent after chief executive Rick ...