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Share market tips - Gold futures ended lower in the native market on yesterday as investors, speculators & observers quited positions in the precious metal tracking weakness in the overseas

Crude oil reached its lowest levels in over a year in early morning trading but you would never know it from observing the late day rally from oil and gas stocks. Shares climbed on reports of more hope in the Greek debt dispute.

Today, Crude oil futures plummeted over 1 per-cent in the native market while tumbling to a 6 year low in the overseas market as investors, observers and speculators regained to a heavy sell-off in the energy commodity amidst continued fears that a global oil glut may exacerbate due to the fallout of the OPEC's decision to maintain production at high levels, and sluggish world wide growth of economy which may weaken requirement.

FOMC - Closing months of speculation, observation and for the 1st time in the decade, the US Fed Reserve's rate-setting Fed Open Market Committee (FOMC) increased its Fed Funds Rate by 25 basis pts from the 0-0.25 per-cent range to a target of 0.25-0.5 per-cent.

September's retail results should have at least some investors considering entering into a sector that has been plagued by analyst bearishness. Here are three of the best.