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Aust shares hit new 17-month highs

The Australian share market has hit a new 17-month high as retailers and iron ore miner Fortescue provided momentum on a quiet day of trade.The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index gained 12.8 points, or 0...

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Aust shares hit new 17-month highs

The Australian share market has hit a new 17-month high as retailers and iron ore miner Fortescue provided momentum on a quiet day of trade.At the close of trade on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX..

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Aust shares continue good run

Gains by Fortescue Metals and major retailers have pushed the Australian share market to another new high for 2012.At 1615 AEDT on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 12.8 points, or 0..

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Aust stocks edge higher

Australian shares are marginally higher at noon, with iron ore miner Fortescue Metals posting big gains in a subdued session.At 1203 AEDT on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 4.2 poi..

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Aust stocks lower after Wall Street fall

Australian shares have edged lower after falls on Wall Street as investors worried US politicians will not agree on measures to avert spending cuts and tax increases before the end of the year.At 1035..

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Aust shares edge lower

The Australian share market has opened slightly lower, with losses in the financial and industrial sectors offsetting gains by resources companies.At 1016 AEDT on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX20..

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US stocks dip in absence of budget deal

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 24.42 points (0.19 per cent) to 13,114.6 in closing trade on Wednesday.The broad-market S&P 500 lost 6.81 points (0.48 per cent) at 1,491.85, while the te..

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