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Stocks to watch on Thursday

Stocks of interest on the Australian Securities Exchange on Thursday: ABC - ADELAIDE BRIGHTON - up three cents, or 0.8 per cent, at $3.62 Construction materials company Adelaide Brighton issues ..

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Aussie shares close higher

The Australian share market has closed higher, managing modest gains despite heavyweight Telstra's shares dropping as it paid out dividends. At the close on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 ..

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Share market boosted by offshore news

Positive news from the world's largest economy is boosting the local share market, despite falling iron ore prices and the impact of Telstra paying out its latest dividend. Wall Street's S&P 50..

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Stocks to watch on Wednesday

Stocks of interest on the Australian Securities Exchange on Wednesday: SWM - SEVEN WEST MEDIA - down two cents, or one per cent, at $2.02 Television, magazine and newspaper company Seven West Me..

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Aussie share market closes flat

The Australian share market has closed almost flat as modest gains among the major banks outweighed weakness in the big miners pressured by falling iron ore prices. CMC chief market strategist Mich..

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Share market edges higher

The share market is slightly higher with gains in the financial sector offsetting the impact of a falling iron ore price on the miners. Commonwealth Bank's dividend reinvestment plan for shareholde..

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Stocks to watch on Tuesday

Stocks of interest on the Australian Securities Exchange on Tuesday: BSL - BLUESCOPE STEEL - down 78 cents, or 12.8 per cent, at $5.32 BlueScope Steel has lifted its underlying profit and expect..

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Big miners weigh on share market

The share market has ended a seven session winning run as a fall in iron ore prices weighed on the resources sector. The fall in the iron ore price was related to more doubts over the strength of C..

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Telco M2 achieves strong profit growth

The company behind internet providers iPrimus and Dodo expects its profit to grow as it continues to add new customers. M2 Group made a profit of $67.1 million in the year to June 30, up 53 per cen..

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Aussie share market trading lower

The Australian stock market is lower, due the weakness in the mining sector and the big four banks. CommSec market analyst Steven Daghlian said the ASX was lower following a soft lead from Wall Str..

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International markets roundup

A roundup of trading on major world markets: NEW YORK - Wall Street stocks have finished mostly lower following a cautious appraisal of the US jobs market by Fed Chair Janet Yellen and a sharpening..

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Stocks to watch on Monday

Stocks of interest on the Australian Securities Exchange on Monday: CWN - CROWN RESORTS - up 20 cents, or 1.25 per cent, at $16.18 Casinos operator Crown has struck a deal with the Victorian gov..

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Aussie shares close higher

The Australian share market has closed higher, bringing its winning streak to seven straight sessions. At the close on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 6.7 points, or 0.12 per cent, h..

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$A hovering above 93 US cents

The Australian dollar is hovering above 93 US cents ahead of Friday night's update from the US Federal Reserve. At 1200 AEST on Friday, the local currency was trading at 93.07 US cents, up from 92...

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Share market continues to rise

The share market has hit new six-year highs as it follows strong leads from Wall Street and Europe. The S&P 500 hit a record high in the US and London and Frankfurt also rose on fresh signs of ..

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Stocks to watch on Friday

Stocks of interest on the Australian Securities Exchange on Friday: AMP - AMP - up 23 cents, or 4.2 per cent, at $5.75 AMP chief executive Craig Meller says the wealth manager's turnaround remai..

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Share market scrapes into the green

After a stellar start, the Australian share market has been reined in by disappointing Chinese manufacturing figures. The market reached a new six-year high of 5,679.5 but sell-offs began when the ..

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AMP lifts financial advice standards

AMP is lifting standards for its army of financial planners after scandals over dodgy investment advice at the Commonwealth Bank and Macquarie Group. Like the Commonwealth, AMP is setting up an ind..

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Stocks to watch on Thursday

Stocks of interest on the Australian Securities Exchange on Thursday: BHP - BHP BILLITON - up $1.55, or 3.9 per cent, at $38.13 BHP Billiton shares fell sharply on Wednesday, after investors wer..

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