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"If it becomes necessary" time?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
... there'll be several "prudent measures" that'll be announced if indicators continue to weaken. And more than speculation, there is oil. Crude oil prices have fallen by more than 20% so far this year from a high of US$109.4 a barrel last Feb. Lower prices ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
... 1.74 per cent lower in opening trade. Rio Tinto fell $1.22 or 2.13 per cent, to $56.13. Santos was the worst performer among oil majors, losing 38 cents or 3.12 per cent to $11.80 after opening 2.05 per cent lower. Gold major Newcrest Mining declined ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012
... cents lower at $20.32. In the energy sector, Woodside was down 26 cents to $30.85, Santos had lost 12 cents to $11.80, and Oil Search was eight cents lower at $6.72. Consumer-exposed stocks were also down, with Woolworths losing 24 cents to $26.66 and ...

Investors focus on Russian consumer stocks

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
... burden remains low. Michael Hanson-Lawson, chief executive officer of regional investment house East Capital said that although oil and gas stocks often dominate headlines, the Russian consumer story is an interesting one showing significant potential ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2012
... Resources-linked companies were leading the overall market lower, after futures contract prices for key commodities such as gold, oil and copper settled weaker in US trading. The worst-performing sector at the open was gold stocks, down 2.97 per cent ...

Scare me not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2012
... hang on a minute. Did I say lubricate? That's a synonym for grease - or should I say, Greece - is it not? It could also mean oil - as in oiling the economy or QE. Just the same as last year, Greece is back in the headlines and is again creating anxiety ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2012
... widened in March. In equities news, OneSteel shareholders voted in favour of changing the company name to Arrium Ltd, while Oil Search and Empire Ltd are due to hold general meetings. OneSteel shares were down 1.5 cents to $1.21. The mining giants all ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2012
... March. In equities news, OneSteel has scheudled an extraordinary general meeting to consider name change to Arrium Ltd, while Oil Search and Empire Ltd are due to hold general meetings. In Australia, the market on Monday took a beating, after renewed ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012
... $5.70. US stocks rose despite a series of uneven data and corporate earnings reports that included a big disappointment from oil giant ExxonMobil. At the close, the Dow was up 113.90 points, or 0.87 per cent, to 13,204.62. National turnover was 438 million ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012
... US stocks have risen despite a series of uneven data and corporate earnings reports that included a big disappointment from oil giant ExxonMobil. Strong US housing data, mediocre jobless claims figures and mixed earnings, spelt a choppy day of trade ...