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Financials drag market to another fall

A sharp drop by AMP has contributed to a third straight day of falls for the share market and capped its worst week in four months. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index dropped 0.2 per cent on Frida..

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Share market drops 1.5 per cent

The share market has closed sharply lower as investors found little positive news to provide upward drive. Phillip Capital senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said the 1.5 per cent fall was a l..

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Stocks end week on a flat note

The share market has ended the week with a flat performance, as inflation data from China conflicted with the previous day's disappointing trade numbers from the economic powerhouse. The benchmark ..

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Stocks drop on Chinese trade data

The share market has fallen as energy, resources and financial companies felt the impact of weaker than expected Chinese trade data. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index dropped 0.71 per cent, with ..

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Resources sector pulls market lower

Weaker energy and mining stocks have pulled the share market lower, despite gains by market heavyweights including Telstra and CSL. The benchmark S&P ASX/200 index closed 0.09 per cent lower at..

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Aust shares end little changed

The Australian share market has closed broadly steady as cautious investors await the next trigger to determine the direction of the market. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index finished just 0.08 p..

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Australian stocks end tad higher

The Australian share market has closed broadly steady as gains in BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and Woodside Petroleum were offset by losses across the financial and health care space. At 1610 AEDT on Tu..

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Australian stocks end slightly higher

The Australian share market has closed fractionally higher as gains in financial and resource heavyweights, plus takeover target UGL, offset losses in energy stocks on the back of lower oil prices. ..

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Shares fall as investors watch the US

The share market has ended the week with a fall as markets wait for the latest US jobs data that is likely to influence the timing of an expected US rate hike. The S&P/ASX200 index dropped almo..

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Fed rate worries weigh on shares

The share market recovered some of its early falls but still closed in negative territory as sentiment remained subdued on strengthened expectations of a rate hike by the US Federal Reserve. The be..

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Aust shares close slightly higher

The Australian share market has rebounded to finish slightly higher after the Reserve Bank held the cash rate at 1.5 per cent. At the close, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index gained 5.5 points, o..

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Australian shares rise on risk-on mood

Strong gains among financial and energy stocks have driven the share market higher after better news from Deutsche Bank lifts global risk appetite. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 was up 0.78 per cen..

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