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Australian stocks close lower

Australian stocks have closed lower for a second straight day after giving up early gains during afternoon trading. The local market began the day on a bright note and was up about 0.75 per cent at..

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Australian shares post gains by noon

The Australian share market was higher at noon as traders decided they had over-reacted to Europe's debt problems on Monday and recovered some of their losses. Offshore markets in Europe and US pos..

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TPG report lift in first half profit

Internet provider TPG has upgraded earnings guidance after adding 36,000 new broadband customers in the first half on the way to a hefty lift in first half net profit. TPG reported net profit of $7..

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Clean Seas goes into halt

Clean Seas Tuna has gone into a trading halt pending a capital raising announcement by the troubled aquaculture company. The halt is expected to remain until the beginning of share trading on Thurs..

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FDA asks Pharmaxis for another CF trial

Regulators in the United States have asked drug developer Pharmaxis to conduct another trial for its drug to treat cystic fibrosis, Bronchitol.The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has told Pharma..

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Australian shares open higher

The Australian share market has opened two-thirds of a per cent higher. At 1011 AEDT on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 34.5 points, or 0.69 per cent, at 5,049.9, while the broad..

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