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Stocks to watch on Wednesday

Stocks of interest on the Australian Securities Exchange on Wednesday: NCM - NEWCREST MINING - down 23 cents, or 1.7 per cent, at $13.44 Newcrest Mining shut down its massive Lihir gold mine for..

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Stocks to watch on Tuesday

Stocks of interest on the Australian Securities Exchange on Tuesday: AGI - AINSWORTH GAME TECHNOLOGY - down 36 cents, or 11.6 per cent, at $2.74 Delays to government approvals for new poker mach..

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Stocks to watch on Friday

Stocks of interest on the Australian Securities Exchange on Friday: AGI - AINSWORTH GAME TECHNOLOGY - down 21 cents, or 6.95 per cent, at $2.82 Delays to government approvals for new poker machi..

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Aust market gives up early gains

The Australian stock market is at risk of finishing in the red for the fifth consecutive day as traders continue to sour on the big four banks. Australian Stock Report head of Research Chris Conway..

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Shares close lower on uncertainty

The Australian share market has fallen to a fresh four month low as international investors sell risk assets amid uncertainty. OptionsXPress analyst Ben Le Brun said the local market had died in af..

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Shares lower despite slight recovery

The share market remains lower but has recovered some of its earlier losses as disappointing retail spending figures stoked hopes of another interest rate cut. Retail spending in April was flat fro..

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Stocks to watch on Thursday

Stocks of interest on the Australian Securities Exchange on Thursday: AZJ - AURIZON HOLDINGS - down two cents, or 0.38 per cent, at $5.18 Aurizon Holdings will appoint Tim Poole as it new chairm..

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Aust shares close lower

The Australian share market has closed lower, with a positive GDP print unable to save it from its third straight session in the red. At the close on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index w..

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Banks lead Aust market lower

The Australian share market is trading lower as investors continue to grapple with the Reserve Bank of Australia's position on interest rates. OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said although..

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Stocks to watch on Wednesday

Stocks of interest on the Australian Securities Exchange on Wednesday: IAG - INSURANCE AUSTRALIA GROUP - down 14 cents, or 2.5 per cent, at $5.52 SUN - SUNCORP GROUP - down 10 cents, or 0.75 per..

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March qtr GDP better than expected

Australia's economy has grown by a better than expected 0.9 per cent in the first three months of 2015, helped by strong exports and home building activity. Gross domestic product (GDP) was also we..

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Stocks to watch on Tuesday

Stocks of interest on the Australian Securities Exchange on Tuesday: AVG - AUSTRALIAN VINTAGE - steady at 37.5 cents Former InvoCare boss Richard Davis has been appointed chairman of one of the ..

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Shares plunge ahead of big week

The share market is sharply lower as investors react to disappointing economic data from the US, and take a cautious approach ahead of the release of important local news. The market was down 1.4 p..

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Stocks to watch on Monday

Stocks of interest on the Australian Securities Exchange on Monday: CBA - COMMONWEALTH BANK - up $1.59, or 1.9 per cent, to $85.09 WBC - WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION - up 44 cents, or 1.33 per ce..

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International markets roundup

A roundup of trading on major world markets: NEW YORK - US stocks fell modestly as a key consumer confidence measure came in lower and the government confirmed that the economy contracted in the fi..

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Aussie market up more than 1pc

The Australian share market has made its best single-day gain in a month as investors snapped up beaten-down stocks. CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner said the jump in the market was sur..

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