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Stocks to watch on Friday

Stocks of interest on the Australian Securities Exchange on Friday: CBA - COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA - down 39 cents, or 0.5 per cent, at $75.81 Australia's largest lender says it is "reason..

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Lower $A likely to shrink trade deficit

Australia's trade deficit is on the improve, and should continue to shrink as the Australian dollar falls. The trade deficit narrowed to $787 million in August, from a deficit of $1.075 billion in ..

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Stocks to watch on Thursday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Thursday, Oct 2: ANZ - ANZ BANK - up 51 cents, or 1.65 per cent, at $31.43 The ANZ bank has been awarded preliminary approval for a banking li..

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Aussie shares close lower

The Australian share market has closed lower, reversing across all sectors despite strong national building figures. At the close on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 36.4 points, or..

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Aussie shares bounce back

The Australian stock market bounced back after a weak opening as bullish investors decided that it had fallen far enough in recent weeks. The ASX200 lost 6.4 per cent in value in September but has ..

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Aust shares close higher

The Australian share market has closed higher, with banks underpinning the broader market for a second straight session. At the close on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 41.3 point..

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Home price rises look to be cooling

Australian home price rises are easing from their double-digit gains, after most capital cities recorded price falls in September. Home values were virtually flat last month, rising by just 0.1 per..

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Stocks to watch on Wednesday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Wednesday, Oct 1: AGO - ATLAS IRON - down 2.5 cents, or 5.6 per cent, at 42 cents BHP - BHP BILLITON - up one cent, or 0.03 per cent, at $33.8..

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Aussie shares close lower

The Australian share market has closed lower, finishing in the red in three out of the last four sessions. At the close on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 49.2 points, or 0.93 per ce..

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Housing prices stall in Sept: RP Data

House prices flattened in September after the strongest winter gains in seven years. A daily home value index for mainland state capitals compiled by RP Data and CoreLogic was down 0.3 per cent in ..

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Qantas welcomes falling Aussie dollar

Qantas boss Alan Joyce believes the airline's loss making international arm is turning a corner, and will be boosted by a falling Australian dollar. He says the recent drop in the local currency to..

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Falling dollar a boost to Qantas

Qantas boss Alan Joyce believes the airline's loss making international arm is turning a corner, and says a sliding Australian dollar could put it in a "sweet spot." He says the recent drop in the ..

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$A reaches nine-month low

The Australian dollar continues to fall as the greenback rallies on the back of a strengthening US economy. At 1200 AEST on Monday, the local unit was trading at 87.24 US cents, down from 87.66 cen..

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Stocks to watch on Monday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Monday, Sept 29: ASL - AUSDRILL - down 0.5 cents, or 0.53 per cent, at 93.5 cents Charges against the boss of mining contractor Ausdrill have ..

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International markets roundup

A roundup of trading on major world markets: NEW YORK - US stocks finished an up-and-down week on a high note, posting solid gains on a strong Nike earnings report and a rally in Apple shares. T..

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US stocks gain on Nike, Apple news

US stocks have finished an up-and-down week on a high note, posting solid gains on a strong Nike earnings report and a rally in Apple shares. At the closing bell on Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial..

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RBA mulls ‘macropru’ to rein in boom

It may be a contender for the most boring buzzword in history, but `macroprudential' is the term of the moment in economic an political circles.So what does it mean?Essentially, it's all about the Res..

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Stocks to watch on Friday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Friday, Sept 26: BHP - BHP BILLITON - up 10 cents, or 0.3 per cent, at $34.79 RIO - RIO TINTO - up 75 cents, or 1.2 per cent, at $61.50 BHP..

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Big miners lift share market

The Australian share market has closed slightly higher after the big miners lifted the overall index. Patersons broker Tim Cruise said the big miners drove the gains while banks were mixed. "It'..

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