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Stocks to watch on Wednesday

AGO - ATLAS IRON - down one cent, or 5.3 per cent, at 18 cents Atlas Iron lifted production 23 per cent during the December quarter but was selling its product at a loss, with the price of its iron..

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International markets roundup

A roundup of trading on major world markets: NEW YORK - Wall Street stocks stock are mixed, after it was reported that China's 2014 growth surpassed expectations but growth of 7.3 per cent was a 24..

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Aussie shares close flat

The Australian share market has closed flat, recovering from a mid-session dip after the release of weak Chinese economic data. At the close on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 1.4 p..

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Resources stocks weigh on Aussie market

The Australian share market is trading lower as weaker prices for oil and copper weigh on the resources sector. "The resources sector is certainly dragging things down," Phillip Capital senior clie..

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Stocks to watch on Tuesday

Stocks of interest on the Australian Securities Exchange on Tuesday: AGO - ATLAS IRON - steady at 19 cents Atlas Iron to release its December production report MQG - MACQUARIE GROUP - up $2.9..

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International markets roundup

A roundup of trading on major world markets: NEW YORK - US markets were closed on Monday for the Martin Luther King public holiday. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets closed higher Monday, the..

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Market breaks five day losing streak

The share market has broken a five day losing streak despite a sharp drop on China's market denting the major banks. The local market was more than one per cent firmer at noon but fell from there t..

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Aussie shares close higher

The Australian share market has closed moderately higher, starting the session strongly, but falling as shares on the Chinese market tumbled. At the close on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 in..

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Shares soar on commodity price rises

The share market is on track to break a five day slump as higher copper and oil prices boost the resources sector. All sectors of the market were higher at noon, with the strongest gains made by en..

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Stocks to watch on Monday

Stocks of interest on the Australian Securities Exchange on Monday: ALQ - ALS - up 14 cents, or three per cent, at $4.84 Laboratory services group ALS has beaten its own profit forecast by 15 pe..

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International markets roundup

A roundup of trading on major world markets: NEW YORK - Wall Street stocks have jumped as oil prices rebounded, snapping a five-day losing streak that had left the equity market looking oversold to..

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Aussie shares continue to fall

The share market closed lower for a fifth straight day, capping its work week since mid-2013. At the close on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 32.2 points, or 0.6 per cent, at 5,..

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Stocks on track for fifth straight loss

The sharemarket is lower for a fifth straight day in the wake of a surprise move by the Swiss central bank to strengthen its currency. The Swiss National Bank is abandoning the minimum rate of 1.20..

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US stocks fall on weak bank earnings

Wall Street stocks have fallen for a fifth straight day following disappointing US bank earnings and a surprise move by the Swiss central bank to strengthen its currency. The Dow Jones Industrial A..

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Aussie shares continue to fall

The share market has closed lower for a fourth straight day, on further falls by miners and energy producers. At the close on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 22.2 points, or 0..

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Aussie sharemarket lower

Banking and mining stocks weakness has driven the Australian sharemarket lower following a slide on Wall Street and a fall in commodity prices. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost around one per ..

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US stocks fall for 4th straight day

Wall Street stocks have dropped on a bruising day for global markets following a disappointing US retail sales report and a weak global economic forecast from the World Bank. The Dow Jones Industri..

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Stocks to watch on Thursday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Thursday, Jan 15: CCL - COCA-COLA AMATIL - down 16 cents, or 1.7 per cent, at $9.14 The man who helped secure the future of SPC Ardmona in Vic..

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Australian shares close lower

The share market has closed lower for a third straight session, slumping in afternoon trade as copper joined the long list of commodities suffering price falls. At the close on Wednesday, the bench..

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Resources drag market lower

The share market is slightly weaker as a drop in iron ore prices weighs on the major resources stocks. The market was around a third of a per cent lower in early trade following a soft lead from Wa..

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US stocks dip amid falling oil prices

Wall Street stocks have closed modestly lower as worries about sliding crude oil prices overshadowed a strong unofficial start to earnings season by Alcoa. As the market closed on Tuesday, the Dow ..

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Stocks to watch on Wednesday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Wednesday, Jan 14: AWC - ALUMINA - up 8.0 cents, or 4.2 per cent, at $1.965 Chief executive Peter Wasow says margins in the fourth quarter imp..

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Oil and iron ore prices weigh on shares

Falling oil prices have again weighed on the share market, although positive Chinese trade data helped to erase some of the damage. Plunging oil prices and growing forecasts of further falls are ca..

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