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Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2006
... suggesting that bid is imminent," he said. On Wall Street overnight, stocks edged higher, lifted by the oil sector as crude oil prices rose, but data showing a slowdown in new home sales hurt retailers and industrial companies. The Dow Jones industrial ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2006
... sector, but data showing a slowdown in new home sales hurt the shares of retailers and industrial companies. Crude oil prices rose above $US72 a barrel and prompted investors to buy energy stocks such as Exxon Mobil Corp and Chevron Corp. On Nasdaq ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open lower after international markets, oil prices and some major metals fell overnight. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract had fallen 20 points to 5027 at 0755 AEST. Profit ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2006
... start of our market." In the US overnight, stocks fell for the first time in six sessions following a sharp rebound in oil prices and a disappointing outlook from the second biggest US home improvement chain, Lowe's. The Dow Jones industrial average ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2006
... market is expected to open higher following strong base and precious metal prices overnight, as well as continued high oil prices. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract had risen 10 points to 5057 on a volume of 681 ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2006
... points, down 9.15 or 0.18 percent, but rising 150.17 on the week. TOKYO - The Nikkei average rose 0.53 percent as cheaper oil prices helped push up shares of rubber product manufacturers, while Japan Airlines gained on planned fuel surcharges. The Nikkei ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2006
... cents to $45.41 and ANZ gained three cents to $27.18. US stocks closed slightly higher overnight as a sharp drop in oil prices countered a plummet in Merck & Co following negative legal news surrounding the drugmaker's Vioxx product. The Dow Jones industrial ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2006
... ordinaries gained 88.3 points at 5,017.2. NEW YORK - US stocks closed slightly higher overnight as a sharp decline in oil prices offset a plummet in Merck & Co following negative legal news surrounding the drugmaker's Vioxx product. Stocks have risen ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2006
... by ExxonMobil Corp and local explorer Oil Search. This is not good news for Australians who have faced a tripling of oil prices since the invasion of Iraq in 2003. The latest figures from the Department of Education, Science and Training showed a 9.7 ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2006
... nearly three per cent, to $75.09, while rival BHP also moved up 70 cents to $27.88. In the US overnight, stocks rose as oil prices dropped and investors interpreted a tame increase in core consumer prices to mean the US central bank would not raise interest ...