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Australian shares give back early gains

The Australian share market has turned lower, coming off the early-session boost provided by the banks and miners. At noon AEDT, local market indices were down around half a per cent after being ar..

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International markets roundup

A roundup of trading on major world markets: NEW YORK - Wall Street was closed on Monday for the President's Day public holiday. LONDON - Britain's top equity index has risen, extending its reco..

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Stocks to watch on Tuesday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Tuesday: BKN - BRADKEN Bradken is slated to post half year results on Tuesday. CSL - CSL CSL is slated to post half year results on Tues..

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Aussie share market ends higher

The Australian share market has kicked off the week strongly, thanks to gains in mining and financial companies. Investors flocked to BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and banking stocks on Monday following ..

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Miners, banks drive bourse up

The Australian share market is trading positively at noon with gains in the banking and mining sectors leading the way. The big banks are enjoying welcome rallies, with ANZ's share price recuperati..

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International markets roundup

A roundup of trading on major world markets: NEW YORK - Wall Street has gained with reassuring US retail sales data boosting sentiment, while crude prices rallied from more than 12-year lows. Ba..

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Stocks to watch on Monday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange: AMC - AMCOR Amcor is scheduled to post half year results. AZJ - AURIZON Aurizon is slated to post half year results. BEN - BENDIGO AND ..

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Aust share market lower on weak banks

The Australian share market has closed more than one per cent lower after the big four banks sagged, taking their lead from global markets. Financial stocks took a hit on Friday due to sentiment in..

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International markets roundup

A roundup of trading on major world markets: NEW YORK - Investors have dumped US stocks across the board, pushing the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones industrial average down more than 10 per cent for..

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Stocks to watch on Friday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Friday: BHP - BHP BILLITON FMG - FORTESCUE METALS GROUP RIO - RIO TINTO Mining company shares could be hit following market turbulence a..

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Aust share market ends stronger

The Australian share market has clawed back some of its recent losses, ending the session one per cent higher as investors flocked to defensive stocks after a mixed bag of company earnings results. ..

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Share market skirts negative territory

The local share market is fluctuating close to the red after a volatile morning session based on a mixed bag of local earning results. Stocks have pared back some of their gains after some brisk mo..

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International markets roundup

A roundup of trading on major world markets: NEW YORK - Wall Street has turned from all three major indexes being in positive territory to a mixed performance after comments by Federal Reserve Chai..

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Stocks to watch on Thursday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Thursday: ASX - ASX ASX is expected to post half-year results on Thursday. COH - COCHLEAR Cochlear is slate to release half-year results..

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Another $20b wiped from share market

Another heavy fall on the share market has wiped almost $20 billion from its value and taken investors into bear territory. The local market fell more than one per cent on Thursday, bringing total ..

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Australian share market is down

The Australian share market has extended its morning losses, with falls across the energy, financials, consumer staples and communications sectors. Building on Tuesday's steep falls but tempered by..

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Australian shares down sharply

The Australian market has fallen more than two per cent, dragged down by major falls in banking and mining stocks after a grim night on international markets. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index is ..

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Stocks to watch on Tuesday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Tuesday: BHP - BHP BILLITON FMG - FORTESCUE METALS GROUP RIO - RIO TINTO Mining stocks could again come into focus with little other equ..

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Australian shares close flat

The Australian share market closed broadly flat as falls across the banking sector were offset by gains in resource companies. With little direction from China because of the weeklong New Year's ho..

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Stocks to watch on Monday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange: ANN - ANSELL Protective glove and condom maker Ansell is expected to post half year results on Monday. BCG - BITCOIN GROUP Bitcoin Group i..

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Aust share market closes lower

The Australian share market finished the trading day slightly lower, as falls in financial and retail stocks were partly offset by gains by the big miners. Macquarie Group division director Lucinda..

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International markets roundup

A roundup of trading on major world markets: NEW YORK - Wall Street has moved into negative territory in choppy trade as oil prices pares earlier gains and investors await Friday's key monthly jobs..

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Stocks to watch on Friday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Friday: BHP - BHP BILLITON FMG - FORTESCUE METALS GROUP RIO - RIO TINTO Mining company shares could benefit with the price of iron ore l..

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Energy and banks lead market recovery

The Australian share market continues to rise as energy companies and banks recover from Wednesday's sharp falls. The resources sector is the best performer after a jump in prices for oil and other..

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