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AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2006
... Australia releases annual results and Allco's bid for Wattyl is set to close. NEW YORK - US stocks fell as a drop in crude oil prices drove energy shares lower, but all three major stock indexes had their best first-quarter performance in at least four ...

Weekly economic round-up

... sales have rebounded from the lows hit towards the end of last year. The recent correction, albeit small, in crude oil prices and some indications that the deceleration in the housing market is slowing, appears to be having a positive impact on consumer ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2006
... points from a week ago. TOKYO - The Nikkei share average added less than half a per cent as energy stocks gained on high oil prices and property stocks climbed after a survey showing a pickup in land prices, but falls in technology stocks limited the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2006
... clues about when the Federal Reserve might stop raising interest rates. A drop of more than $US2 a barrel in US crude oil prices drove down shares of major energy companies like Exxon, which weighed on the broader market. But a 1.4 per cent gain in the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2006
... market is expected to open slightly firmer, although there could be a retraction following yesterday's surge. Firmer oil prices and precious metals will provide support for the local bourse, although some weakness in the US Dow Jones could weigh on sentiment. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2006
... to Wall Street that the economy can expand even as interest rates rise. The stock market also benefited from crude oil prices settling below $US60 a barrel for the first time in three weeks, which staved off concerns about energy-related inflation. The ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly weaker as softer precious metal and oil prices continue to paint a bleak picture for the resources sector. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index was seven points weaker at ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open sharply weaker as oil prices tumbled, suggesting resource stocks will be under pressure in early trade. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index was 36 points weaker at 4869. On the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2006
... Wall Street and European markets overnight. However strong base metal prices, coupled by a lift in the gold and crude oil prices, should provide some support for local resource stocks. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index was nine ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2006
... Nasdaq Composite Index was down 22.52 points at 2284.66. LONDON - British shares shed almost 1.5 per cent, with lower oil prices knocking oil heavyweights and analysts forecasting a gloomy outlook for Vodafone and Alliance & Leicester. The FTSE 100 closed ...