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Shares rise to another seven year high

The share market has edged to yet another seven year high despite major stocks falling as they traded without dividends. The cutoff to receive the latest dividends from Telstra, Santos and Woodside..

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Aussie shares close higher

The Australian share market has closed moderately higher, but dragged back by falls among energy players and telco giant Telstra, which paid out dividends. At the close on Wednesday, the benchmark ..

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The Aussie stock market is flat

The Australian stock market is flat following lacklustre earnings and low wage price data. IG Markets strategist Evan Lucas said it was hard to say exactly why there was so little movement. The ..

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$A higher on local data, Fed remarks

The Australian dollar is three quarters of a US cent higher, helped by a US Federal Reserve in no hurry to hike its interest rate and some positive local economic data.At 1200 AEDT on Wednesday, the l..

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Share market opens flat

The market has opened flat despite fresh records on Wall Street on the back of positive congressional testimony by US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen about interest rates. CommSec chief economis..

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Stocks to watch on Wednesday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Wednesday, Feb 25: AGO - ATLAS IRON - down 0.5 cents, or 2.4 per cent, at 20 cents Junior miner Atlas Iron will continue to aggressively cut c..

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