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Australian stocks close flat

Australian shares close largely unchanged after a day of tepid trading as investors gear up for the start of the US earnings season. Markets pared early gains after data showed Australian retail tr..

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Rate cut lifts new home sales

New home sales received a welcome boost in November after the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) cut the interest rate, a survey shows. The Housing Industry Association (HIA) on Monday said new homes ..

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Commodities market mixed

A summary of trading in key commodities markets overseas: ENERGY Oil prices closed mixed on Friday after a positive US jobs report spurred profit-taking in New York, while the global market rema..

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Stocks to watch on Monday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Monday: SUN - SUNCORP GROUP LTD - down 29 cents, or 3.2 per cent, at $8.42 Suncorp Group says it expects natural hazard costs for the six mont..

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