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Financials lift Aussie stocks

The Australian share market shrugged off negative offshore leads to finish higher, driven by strong performances among financial stocks. At the close on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index..

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Tabcorp raises $250 million

Wagering and gaming firm Tabcorp Holdings has raised $250 million from the bond market, part of which it will use to pay off debt. Tabcorp raised $200 million from institutional shareholders throug..

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Sigma pays out dividend

Drugs wholesaler and pharmacy support services provider Sigma Pharmaceuticals has returned to profitability after gaining market share, cutting costs and winding back discounts to chemists. Consequ..

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Stocks to watch Thursday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Thursday, March 21 ANZ - ANZ BANKING GROUP LTD - down 11 cents at $22.42 CBA - COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA - down 27 cents at $48.63 NAB..

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Wall Street closes weaker

US stocks have closed mostly lower after a mixed report on existing-home sales showed a rocky but improving recovery in the depressed housing market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 45.57 poi..

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