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JACQUES ROUSSEAU Any rise in global oil prices increases their earnings substantially,
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RICHARD DEKASER While there may still be some downside to earnings, we think the sharp reduction will likely be view...
DANIEL OPPENHEIM There is no prospect that gains in oil prices will calm down any time soon.
SEIJI ADACHI The inability to follow through yesterday and break through $58 makes it likely that we are close to...
PHIL FLYNN Prices are likely to continue to rise over the next month or so as a result of buyers returning to t...
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DAVE GILMORE A lot of those commodity stocks are pretty reasonably priced and we would continue to see gains in t...
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HECTOR PEREZ We saw some profit-taking amid less volume and on the back of healthy gains in the past two weeks.
CELSO SENISE It's time to reduce some holdings in oil stocks. Most of the gains in the sector we've seen already.
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DONALD SELKIN Those who think that energy prices are headed back into the $30's are dreaming. A $50-$60 trading ra...
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ART HOGAN We don't see another rate rise, but we recognize that the risk is still there, due largely to oil pr...
LORENZO CODOGNO You've had not only a steady rise in actual oil and gas prices, but you have had a steady rise in th...
GEOFF KIEBURTZ I have to admit that the rise in oil prices is having an impact on the Chinese economy.
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ADI GODREJ Prices are rising primarily on speculation of investors who believe that prices will continue rising...
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EDWIN SLAGHEKKE Given the election situation, I don't see a sharp rise in fuel prices, but further interest rate hik...
HASITHA PREMARATNE Gasoline inventories are expected to decline going into March, which may lead to a further rise in o...
HIROYUKI KIKUKAWA The expectation is that (gasoline) prices will be higher (in May-June) than they were a year ago, bu...
JANET RAY The major brand names housed in Europe will continue to respond favorably to global economic growth....
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LYNN REASER Prices remain on the rise but there is hope that we may be nearing a peak. Wholesale gas prices have...
CAROL THORP We continue to see bias to the buying side, but it's less drastic than yesterday. We're in a wait-an...
HEDI REYNOLDS We expect the recent jump in retail gasoline prices to push down confidence. Optimistic views around...
DREW MATUS They highlighted the long-term rise and not the recent decline. Their concern about core inflation's...
DEAN MAKI It's not too unexpected to see some profit-taking. At the same time, a correction like this is prett...
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JACK MALVEY The declining price of gasoline echoes a recent drop in crude oil prices. The drop in oil appears to...
KRIS LATHAN There are no surprises - pleasant or unpleasant. But the fact is that share prices have run up faste...
ARUN KEJRIWAL The rise in the dollar is likely to be limited to maybe a maximum of 3 to 5 percent.
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ALBERTO ESPELOSIN Factors in the U.S. will keep moving oil prices. The U.S. will continue to import oil products to fe...
HISAO SATO There isn't much downside for oil stocks right now, and oil is strategic for China. Investors will c...
LIU YANG U.K. May PPI data are unlikely to move markets markedly, in spite of the large rise in input prices,...
NEIL PARKER The decline in oil prices is a desirable scenario for exporter stocks.
HIDEYUKI OOKOSHI While wholesale electricity prices are likely to rise over this period, it's not expected that these...
GRANT KING It's on the side of the ledger for a tightening bias. But with uncertainty about global growth and o...
MICHAEL BLYTHE The Hong Kong market will be resilient, although profit-taking will continue on the Chinese equities...
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CHEN HUIQIN Profit-taking took hold following recent gains. I believe the lack of any significant local news pre...
JACKSON WONG Recent oil and fuel inventory trends are clearly demonstrating that the oil industry is no longer in...
BART MELEK Strong profit-taking interest emerged in late trade following the recent window-dressing buying. The...
ALFRED CHAN The Shanghai Composite Index may test the key 1300 level again today, but further gains will be limi...
DING CHAOYU China stocks are always risky. Many funds sold off the stocks after recent sharp gains, which drove ...
PETER LAI The key Shanghai Composite Index will still likely touch the psychological 1300 level (in coming day...
GRACE LIN After the huge gains in energy stocks this year, people may be taking some money off the table just ...
GREG ECKEL What we have been seeing today and yesterday is a rather normal correction after the nearly vertical...
KAZUNORI JINNAI Moves in oil prices are prompting people to sell energy stocks.
JUNICHI MINAMI The recent hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico highlighted that crude oil prices are following those of...
JACQUES ROUSSEAU Any rise in global oil prices increases their earnings substantially,
AGNES DENG Energy stocks will fall more if oil prices pull back further.
GORDON HIGGINS Oil is the big theme. As it backs off, demand for stocks will increase. The trend for the indexes re...
BILL STRAZZULLO The decline today was a disappointing end to the year. The weak performance was attributable to weak...
ALEX WONG The dollar is a mess, interest rates appear to be on the rise, oil prices are going up and some earn...
DAVID PEARL As petrol prices increase, the global demand for more sustainable energy sources will also rise. Mal...
YUSLI MOHAMED YUSOFF
Fossil fuels, including oil, are running out and supplies are getting harder to find. If we do nothi... LUCY POWELL If oil prices fall, it will help to stimulate economic activity -- the profit outlook will be better...
TONY CRESCENZI The banking sector continued to undergo consolidation after their recent gains but the telecom secto...
GEORGE CHAN The market is in a consolidation mode after recent gains. The rise in crude prices is also providing...
BEN KWONG The investor will be sensitive to any signs that the sharp spike in energy prices is going to derail...
JOE LIRO The market turned lower in late morning due to profit-taking after the sharp gains of 200 points yes...
JACKSON WONG Since Christmas, there has been a 14 cent increase locally in crude oil prices. At this point it loo...
BRYANT GIMLIN We're looking at companies which are taking advantage of high energy prices, and we've been buying e...
MARKUS STEINBEIS
We may claim to believe in God, but we don't want to believe so much that it makes us different. CRAIG GROESCHEL After the sharp rise in gasoline prices, we believe that crude and transportation fuel prices will r...
FRANCISCO BLANCH There's already been a considerable softening in housing demand which preceded the recent rise in mo...
RICHARD DEKASER While there may still be some downside to earnings, we think the sharp reduction will likely be view...
DANIEL OPPENHEIM There is no prospect that gains in oil prices will calm down any time soon.
SEIJI ADACHI The inability to follow through yesterday and break through $58 makes it likely that we are close to...
PHIL FLYNN Prices are likely to continue to rise over the next month or so as a result of buyers returning to t...
RICHARD DONNELL Every negative development in the oil price slams the energy stocks. Oil companies are increasingly ...
JAN LEROY If bond yields keep rising which I think they will, then not even stocks are safe from a welcome dec...
DAVE GILMORE A lot of those commodity stocks are pretty reasonably priced and we would continue to see gains in t...
PETER WRIGHT With gas prices nationally, and especially in our area, increasingly on the rise, it is more crucial...
MARY BONO [Even so, he thinks oil exploration and production stocks may still be worth a look. Some of the sto...
BEN HALLIBURTON My expectation is that we will see countries lapsing back to some sort of controls on trade, on capi...
DESMOND LACHMAN We believe that following the sharp rally at the start of '06, home-building stocks may come under p...
DANIEL OPPENHEIM In the next several months we might see some record highs in the trade deficit with the rise in oil ...
BRIAN GARVEY If oil prices hold, or better still, if they rise, I think in the coming days we are going to see st...
HECTOR PEREZ We saw some profit-taking amid less volume and on the back of healthy gains in the past two weeks.
CELSO SENISE It's time to reduce some holdings in oil stocks. Most of the gains in the sector we've seen already.
FRIEDRICH DIEL Energy and fuel prices continue to rise, triggering fuel consumption concerns in the United States.
DIETER ZETSCHE The market took a breather as investors believed share prices surged too far, too fast in recent ses...
YUTAKA MIURA We expect a colder weather in the next two weeks, so heating oil prices and natural gas prices will ...
GORDON KWAN This past year has seen the sharp rise in fuel prices more than offset the efficiency gains and a st...
BRIAN PEARCE The latest energy department statistics were very bearish. Coupled with ample supply in crude oil an...
MAKOTO TAKEDA The story for Canada just gets better. Canadian energy and mining stocks will continue to be driven ...
DONALD COXE We're seeing some breadth in this market with some of the smaller stocks participating. We've had so...
HARVEY HIRSCHHORN Energy stocks should find support in the oil price and the earnings news will support the broader ma...
LEX BOUWMEESTER The fear of higher U.S. rates is taking its toll on the Dow Jones and on us. Coming on the heels of ...
ISABEL LEMOS The local market is likely to continue to adopt a more cautious tone, brought on by the current high...
CARMEN LEE The oil rise benefits energy stocks, shares are fairly valued and we expect decent earnings this yea...
FELIX LANTERS As long as oil prices continue to rise and China continues to industrialize, OPEC will be content to...
EMANUEL BALARIE There is an expectation that oil prices will remain high in the first half and ease in the second ha...
ANDREW BURNS Higher oil prices will drive up sentiment for oil stocks.
SALLY YEO Between Texas Instruments, the rise in oil prices, and commodities, we got hit today. But the declin...
DONALD SELKIN Those who think that energy prices are headed back into the $30's are dreaming. A $50-$60 trading ra...
DAVID KOTOK There has been a sharp decline in oil prices recently, so people started to come back and pile into ...
LUC GIRARD Iraq, North Korea, surging oil prices... [means] global equities will likely remain under pressure u...
KOICHI OGAWA I would take oil as a front-burner issue, ... Yesterday [Tuesday] was the capitulation day for the t...
ART HOGAN We don't see another rate rise, but we recognize that the risk is still there, due largely to oil pr...
LORENZO CODOGNO You've had not only a steady rise in actual oil and gas prices, but you have had a steady rise in th...
GEOFF KIEBURTZ I have to admit that the rise in oil prices is having an impact on the Chinese economy.
ZHU ZHIXIN It is typical that in January we will see a rise (in prices), this year it looks particularly volati...
BRYANT GIMLIN Auto stocks are up on expectation of good numbers, while IT stocks have again become attractive afte...
JANISH SHAH
If global oil prices or commodity prices are high, then it is bound to create inflation. So, we shou... ADI GODREJ Prices are rising primarily on speculation of investors who believe that prices will continue rising...
CAROL THORP The companies are profiting from these higher prices. This is becoming a familiar picture among ener...
EDWIN SLAGHEKKE Given the election situation, I don't see a sharp rise in fuel prices, but further interest rate hik...
HASITHA PREMARATNE Gasoline inventories are expected to decline going into March, which may lead to a further rise in o...
HIROYUKI KIKUKAWA The expectation is that (gasoline) prices will be higher (in May-June) than they were a year ago, bu...
JANET RAY The major brand names housed in Europe will continue to respond favorably to global economic growth....
ANDREW POPPER Bonds will probably edge higher following a plunge in U.S. equities and gains in Treasuries. Bonds w...
JUN ISHII We have already started to see some consumer resistance on high oil prices and this is obviously goi...
HOWARD SILVERBLATT Something will happen at the June 21 meeting. If oil prices continue to stay in the $29 to $30 range...
JAMES FALVEY H-share valuations are quite expensive and heavy profit taking will continue ahead of earnings annou...
ANTONY MAK Right now we're already starting to see that rebuilding is under way and energy prices are moving lo...
LYNN REASER Prices remain on the rise but there is hope that we may be nearing a peak. Wholesale gas prices have...
CAROL THORP We continue to see bias to the buying side, but it's less drastic than yesterday. We're in a wait-an...
HEDI REYNOLDS We expect the recent jump in retail gasoline prices to push down confidence. Optimistic views around...
DREW MATUS They highlighted the long-term rise and not the recent decline. Their concern about core inflation's...
DEAN MAKI It's not too unexpected to see some profit-taking. At the same time, a correction like this is prett...
ALEX CHEUNG The rise in oil prices was always likely to hit these numbers with a vengeance, and the petroleum de...
IAN SHEPHERDSON oil had a measurable impact on prices paid before the storm (Hurricane Katrina). Given the fact that...
CHRIS LOW Some of the recent job gains in construction reflect rebuilding and clean-up efforts following hurri...
KATHLEEN UTGOFF Growth, geopolitical risk and potentially higher energy prices point to the possibility of another r...
JACK MALVEY The declining price of gasoline echoes a recent drop in crude oil prices. The drop in oil appears to...
KRIS LATHAN There are no surprises - pleasant or unpleasant. But the fact is that share prices have run up faste...
ARUN KEJRIWAL The rise in the dollar is likely to be limited to maybe a maximum of 3 to 5 percent.
ASHRAF LAIDI European stocks have had a very good run and there is no reason why the trend should stop. We may se...
ALBERTO ESPELOSIN Factors in the U.S. will keep moving oil prices. The U.S. will continue to import oil products to fe...
HISAO SATO There isn't much downside for oil stocks right now, and oil is strategic for China. Investors will c...
LIU YANG U.K. May PPI data are unlikely to move markets markedly, in spite of the large rise in input prices,...
NEIL PARKER The decline in oil prices is a desirable scenario for exporter stocks.
HIDEYUKI OOKOSHI While wholesale electricity prices are likely to rise over this period, it's not expected that these...
GRANT KING It's on the side of the ledger for a tightening bias. But with uncertainty about global growth and o...
MICHAEL BLYTHE The Hong Kong market will be resilient, although profit-taking will continue on the Chinese equities...
MANDY CHAN The subsidy sharing is here to stay because oil prices are high and the government is not allowing a...
JASPREET SINGH
