Global Markets: Easier Oil Soothes Shares
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European shares firmed on Tuesday as oil  slipped further toward $54 a barrel, while the dollar's tumble  came to a temporary halt after it touched another 8-month low  against the euro.
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Red-hot oil prices cooled, easing below 50 dollars a barrel in New York after news of stronger-than-expected US inventories and oil in the United States and diminishing fears of unrest in Nigeria.
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Japanese stocks may gain after a slide in oil prices in New York eased concern about a slowdown in global economic growth. Exporters such as Kyocera Corp.
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US oil prices were slightly softer on Monday after a four-day break, but the threat of a cold winter stretching persistently low global heating oil inventories kept the market within sight of $50 a barrel.
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European stock exchanges firmed as falling oil prices helped investors shake off a downbeat overnight session in New York, following bumper gains earlier in Tokyo, dealers said.
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Oil price easing helps Nikkei snap nine-session slide; Hang Seng advances in pre-holiday trade. TOKYO  - Tokyo&#39;s Nikkei average rose 0.4 percent Thursday, snapping a nine-day slide on a technical
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Financial markets breathed a sigh of relief last week as the price of oil eased from the record $50-a-barrel level. Drivers will be next to rejoice when gas prices come down, as expected, once the Labor Day weekend ends.
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A sharp drop in oil prices gave Wall Street a small relief rally Monday, with stocks regaining ground after falling earlier in the session.
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NEW YORK - U.S. stocks are seen in a quiet mood at the open Thursday as investors come to terms with a pullback in the price of Nymex crude oil futures...
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Oil prices steadied on Tuesday, after  sliding 3 percent on Monday as forecasts of continued mild  winter weather in the United States soothed concerns over low  heating oil stocks.
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Oil prices slipped toward $54 a  barrel on Tuesday as traders breathed easier after a Norwegian  strike threat receded but remained anxious over the thin state  of global pre-winter heating oil supplies.
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NEW YORK - A sharp drop in oil prices gave Wall Street a muted relief rally Monday, with stocks edging higher after falling earlier in the session. Blue chips moved in and out of negative territory due to fears that the dip in oil prices would be temporary...
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The U.S. markets continued their dramatic recovery early this morning -- and so did European and Asian indexes -- as efforts to shore up the U.S. economy helped begin to calm a volatile climate for global stocks.
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Leading shares have closed comfortably higher, fuelled by energy stocks as crude prices tested 60 usd a barrel, but with index gains capped by mixed trading on Wall Street as the oil price dampened a flurry of M&amp;A activity.
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LONDON : Oil prices rose slightly a day after renewed concerns over heating oil stocks in the United States brought a halt, even if temporary, to a sharp slide in prices in recent weeks.
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NEW YORK - Stocks moved slightly higher Friday as investors tried to uncouple share prices from skyrocketing oil costs, helped in afternoon trading by falling oil prices that had earlier reached new highs and flirted with $50 per barrel.    A barrel of light crude was quoted at $48.42, down 28 cents, on the New York Mercantile Exchange after hitting a record intraday high earlier in the session at $49.40...
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HONG KONG, Sept 7  - Asian share markets closed higher Tuesday as contined soft oil prices helped dispel fears of a significant global economic slowdown.