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Aust shares close higher

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The share market has closed higher but well below its earlier highs as the Reserve Bank disappointed many by keeping its cash rate unchanged. At 1615 AEST on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 i..

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Rate cut hopes boost shares

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The share market is more than one per cent higher as investors anticipate a rate cut by the Reserve Bank. Financial markets are widely expecting the central bank to cut the cash rate to a new recor..

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International markets roundup

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A roundup of trading on major world markets: NEW YORK - Wall Street stocks have risen on easing concerns about Federal Reserve interest rate increases and as petroleum-linked equities surged on hig..

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