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Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2006
... record earnings. Worries over tight US refining capacity and political risks in Nigeria and Iran have pushed crude oil prices up about 11 per cent this year. But the banking and utilities sectors were among the biggest drags on the Standard & Poor's ...

Daily economic update

... suggestions by European Central Bank (ECB) officials of the need for higher interest rates to prevent the resurgence in oil prices from pushing up inflation. In Germany, the Bundesbank anticipates German economic growth to have slowed sharply in the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2006
... weaker yesterday after struggling to overcome a negative lead from the United States, stemming from concern about rising oil prices. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was 42.3 points lower at 4,812.1 while the all ordinaries slumped 39.5 points to 4,766.6. ...

Weekly economic round-up

... outlook for inflation and global and domestic economic growth momentum. This is because of the recent resurgence in crude oil prices. Oil continues to approach US$70/barrel as tensions in Nigeria remain unabated and the international conflict over Iran's ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2006
... cent, at 2,247.70. LONDON - UK stocks closed lower, erasing earlier gains as disappointing US earnings, a surge in oil prices and a fall for mobile phone giant Vodafone hit the market, although drugmaker Shire touched a 4-year high after it settled a ...

Market wrap

... Nasdaq Composite Index fell 21.37 points at 2,281.32. LONDON - Britain's top share index was dragged down by rising oil prices and a slump in Tokyo shares, as a court ruling caused shares of drug maker AstraZeneca to fall. The FTSE 100 index ended down ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2006
... when the bourse reopened after the Martin Luther King public holiday as the earnings season cranked up a notch and oil prices rose. The Australian stock market rose sharply yesterday to close at record highs, pushed up by the resources sector. The benchmark ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2006
The Australian share market is likely to open higher, with a strong lead from Wall Street and higher gold and oil prices overnight. Yesterday the local market resumed its record-setting run, led forward by the major banks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 was ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2005
... Australian share market is expected to open weaker as a soft lead from the US, combined with weaker precious metal and oil prices, are likely to outweigh firmer base metals. Also, with Christmas fast approaching, the Australian market is heading into ...

Market wrap

... November new home sales. NEW YORK - US stocks slipped with major oil stocks like Exxon Mobil losing ground on a drop in oil prices and financial shares falling after economic data reignited worries that the US Federal Reserve may extend its campaign ...