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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2006
... points, up 68.09, or 1.35 per cent. TOKYO - The Nikkei average fell 0.26 per cent as energy stocks dropped on lower oil prices, but Credit Saison and other consumer loan firms rose on a news report of a possible rate cap exemption. The Nikkei was down ...

Economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2006
... Howard has announced a range of measures aimed at easing the impact of the fuel crisis bought about by rising crude oil prices, tensions in the Middle East and the increasing demands by the industrial expansion in China and India. First, there will be ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2006
... to finish at 4938.6. NEW YORK - US stocks closed slightly higher in a whipsaw session on Monday as a drop in crude oil prices and a UN-brokered cease-fire in the Middle East eased investors' concerns about riskier assets Technology stocks, which suffered ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2006
... Australian share market ended lower on Friday as news of a foiled terrorist plot in the United Kingdom dented world oil prices and dragged down energy stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index fell four points to 4,949.20, while the all ordinaries declined ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2006
... ordinaries was down 59.4 points at 4929.7. NEW YORK - US stocks fell on as concerns about slow economic growth and rising oil prices offset a rally in technology shares. The Dow Jones industrial average declined 97.41 points to 11,067.18. The Standard ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2006
... of Agricultural and Resource Economics that it would be economical for coal to be transformed into liquid fuel when oil prices reached US$40 a barrel and coal was in the range US$20 to US$30 a tonne. Such conditions have well and truly arrived, especially ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2006
... results. Australian shares closed higher yesterday, supported by positive earnings forecasts in the banking sector and oil prices fuelling energy stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed 63 points stronger at 5024.8, while the all ordinaries gained ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2006
... TOKYO - The Nikkei average tumbled 2.23 percent, posting its biggest one-day fall in almost three weeks as a spike in oil prices raised concerns about softer consumer spending in the US. The Nikkei ended down 345.12 points at 15,154.06. HONG KONG - Hong ...

Private equity cash cow keeps growing

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2006
... confidence pulling back if several key deals fell over. "The other ongoing risks to the trend are high interest rates and oil prices," he said, adding, "I do think the remarkable returns we've enjoyed over the last 10 to 20 years will come under pres ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2006
... as economic data bolstered hopes that the Federal Reserve may soon be done raising interest rates. A sharp drop in oil prices also helped sentiment, easing worries about energy costs. All three major indexes ended the day more than one percent higher. ...