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Aust shares end higher

The Australian market recovered from early falls to start the week with small gains, raising hopes that the recent sell-off might have ended. The ASX200 closed 0.9 per cent up last week but only af..

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Stocks to watch on Monday

Stocks of interest on the Australian Securities Exchange on Monday: APN - APN NEWS AND MEDIA - up four cents, or 5.2 per cent, at 81 cents APN News and Media Chief executive Michael Miller is jo..

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Shares end week with strong gains

The share market's roller coaster ride has continued for a third day, posting its best session of the week to regain all of Thursday's losses. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index gained 1.3 per cent..

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Banks lead ASX gains

The Australian share market is trading more than one per cent higher, led by gains in bank stocks. The market is trading higher despite ongoing concerns about negotiations between Greece and its eu..

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Nasdaq powers to new all-time high

The Nasdaq has powered to a fresh record, easily topping the prior all-time high in a broad rally that withstood signs that a Greek debt default could be moving closer. The Nasdaq Composite Index s..

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Stocks to watch on Friday

Stocks of interest on the Australian Securities Exchange on Friday: CCV - CASH CONVERTERS - up seven cents, or 10.3 per cent, at 75 cents More than 37,000 Cash Converters customers who claimed t..

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Aust shares lower

It is known on financial markets as witching hour, and it was blamed for a surprise 1.3 per cent fall in Australian shares on Thursday. Witching hour refers to the day each month and quarter when o..

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Heavy falls on share market

The share market is more than one per cent lower, with the banks leading a general retreat. CMC chief market analyst Ric Spooner said investors were selling stocks as the June quarter share price i..

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Stocks to watch on Thursday

Stocks of interest on the Australian Securities Exchange on Thursday: CCV - CASH CONVERTERS - down two cents, or 2.9 per cent, at 68 cents Cash Converters is close to settling a class action lau..

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Banks lead share market higher

The Australian share market has closed one per cent higher, boosted mostly by the big four banks. IG market strategist Stan Shamu said the banks had underperformed over the last few weeks and were ..

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Stocks to watch on Wednesday

Stocks of interest on the Australian Securities Exchange on Wednesday: IAG - INSURANCE AUSTRALIA GROUP - up 24 cents, or 4.3 per cent, at $5.81 Billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is..

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Shares continue to defy global trend

The share market is higher as bargain hunters ignore weak offshore leads.With Greece set to default on 6.7 billion euro in debt, global markets fell overnight, particularly in Europe.But the local mar..

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Stocks to watch on Tuesday

Stocks of interest on the Australian Securities Exchange on Tuesday: ARI - ARRIUM - down one cent, or 6.25 per cent, at 15.00 cents Mining and materials group Arrium it set to post an even large..

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International markets roundup

A roundup of trading on major world markets: NEW YORK - US stocks have dropped as worry about a Greek debt default more than offset a positive reaction to big deals in the pharmaceuticals and homeb..

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Aust shares lower

The Australian sharemarket is lower at noon, with investors sitting on their hands or chasing returns elsewhere. After two sessions of gains last week, the local market is looking like it is headin..

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Stocks to watch on Monday

Stocks of interest on the Australian Securities Exchange on Monday: ERA - ENERGY RESOURCES AUSTRALIA - down 62.5 cents, or 48 per cent, at 67 cents RIO - RIO TINTO - down 34 cents, or 0.6 per ce..

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International markets roundup

A roundup of trading on major world markets: NEW YORK - US stocks have closed a choppy week on a down note, following European markets lower on fears of a Greek debt default. The Dow Jones Indus..

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Australian share market trading lower

The Australian share market has closed lower as commodity prices fall and investors sit on their hands. IG market analyst Stan Shamu said the ASX 200 had been relatively sidelined for most of the s..

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Stocks to watch on Friday

Stocks of interest on the Australian Securities Exchange on Friday: BCI - BCI IRON - up three cents, or 8.45 per cent, at 38.5 cents Pilbara miner BC Iron is making the final repayment on a majo..

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Shares soar on positive economic news

Surprisingly strong jobs figures and positive overseas news has fuelled the share market's strongest session in almost seven weeks. A gain of about 1.4 per cent was a welcome change from the market..

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Stocks to watch on Thursday

Stocks of interest on the Australian Securities Exchange on Thursday: MYR - MYER - down 2.5 cents, or 1.85 per cent, at $1.33 Department store Myer has hired former Toll Holding's senior executi..

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