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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2011
... disappointing figures in part on the impact of Japan's March 11 earthquake-tsunami disaster on US manufacturers as well as a jump in oil prices but the headline figures were still terrible. In London, the benchmark FTSE 100 index of top shares closed ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011
... cents, or 2.87 per cent, at $2.03, after offering voluntary redundancies to all 7,000 of its cabin crew in response to high oil and jet fuel prices, as well as the impact of global natural disasters. Virgin Blue shares were flat at 28.5 cents. National ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011
... expected to open marginally higher on Friday after Wall Street continued a recovery, although it ended relatively flat. Both oil and metals were mixed overnight. On the ASX 24 at 0701 AEST, the June share price index futures contract was five points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2011
... market is expected to open higher on Thursday after Wall Street ended a three-day losing streak to close moderately higher. Oil and metals rose in overnight trade, too. On the ASX 24 at 0700 AEST, the June share price index futures contract was 40 points ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
The Australian share market opened slightly lower, dragged down by European debt concerns but balanced by a surge in oil and energy stocks. At 1013 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 0.8 points lower at 4,628, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
... to open higher on Tuesday after Wall Street closed flat overnight while European and Asian markets generally were higher. Oil and metals rose. On the ASX 24 at 0717 AEST, the June share price index futures contract was three points higher at 4,633. In ...

Bear have no fur

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2011
... smaller and less subject to speculation than stock markets, which is why experienced investors refer to them as leading markets. Oil, silver, sugar, copper and other staples for both consumers and producers have fallen severely in price of late. The ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011
... but our market decided to pull back a little." Mr Daghlian said most base metal prices had fallen overnight while the crude oil price had slipped below $US100 a barrel to about $US98. BHP Billiton was down 78 cents, or 1.74 per cent, at $44.04 and Rio ...

US to avoid default, EM stocks to rise: Janus

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
... for commodities he said the value of the deposit was greater than the stock price. Other stocks he likes include Brazilian oil company OGX and Chinese auto maker Dong Feng.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
... officials agreed that the economy is improving, which could lead to higher demand for raw materials like steel and fertiliser. Oil gained nearly four per cent to move back above $100 a barrel, due in part to a Dept of Energy report that inventories of ...