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Aust shares lower on weak commodities

The Australian share market is lower at noon, dragged back by the big miners after fresh falls in commodity prices. Prices for gold, silver and copper all fell overnight while oil was off by more t..

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Stocks to watch on Wednesday

Stocks of interest on the Australian Securities Exchange on Wednesday: CAB - CABCHARGE Cabcharge has its annual general meeting. CCV - Cash Converters International Cash Converters Interna..

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Aust shares up more than 2pct

The share market has closed more than two per cent higher after Australia's biggest bank and the country's central bank gave upbeat assessments on the national economy. This follows a series of rec..

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Aust shares drop on terror fears

The Australian share market has closed almost one per cent lower as cautious investors mull the possible fallout from the deadly terror attacks in Paris. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 recovered some..

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Investors turn to gold amid uncertainty

The Australian share market is lower at noon as the Paris terror attacks create uncertainty and trepidation among investors. Only the gold stocks were performing strongly, with Newcrest Mining up f..

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Stocks to watch on Monday

Stocks of interest on the Australian Securities Exchange on Monday: BHP - BHP BILLITON The giant iron ore miner continues to feel the impact of the dam burst at its co-owned Brazil mine where ni..

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International markets roundup

A roundup of trading on major world markets: NEW YORK - Wall Street has fallen sharply, capping off its worst week since the dark days of August, hurt by a sell-off in technology companies, while d..

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Retail woes, cheaper oil hit US stocks

Worries about US retail sales and sinking oil prices have sent Wall Street shares lower. A dismal third-quarter report by department store chain Macy's, which slashed its year-end forecast, spilled..

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International markets roundup

A roundup of trading on major world markets: NEW YORK - US stocks are mixed in afternoon trade, with gains in healthcare stocks offset by a drop in Apple as investors hunker down for a potential in..

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Stocks to watch on Wednesday

Stocks of interest on the Australian Securities Exchange on Wednesday: BHP - BHP BILLITON Negligence and human error likely caused two mining dams in southeastern Brazil to burst last week, unle..

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Sharemarket lower at noon

The Australian share market has slipped about one per cent, with the key ASX/200 index below the 5100-point mark, as investors give banks the cold shoulder. All of the big four banks were in the re..

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Resources drag market into red

Resource stocks have dragged the sharemarket down by more than one per cent as commodity prices take a fresh drubbing. In the wake of its production guidance review announcement and Brazillian mine..

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Aust share market slightly higher

The Australian share market has closed slightly higher as investors await key jobs figures in the US which are likely to influence whether the US Federal Reserve lifts interest rates in December. C..

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Aust market has closed lower

The Australian share market has closed lower, weighed down by the big banks as National Australia Bank traded ex-dividend. Bell Direct equities analyst Julia Lee said most sectors finished in the r..

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Aust shares close in positive territory

The Australian share market has closed slightly higher, buoyed by the big miners. Most major sectors opened higher on Wednesday after the Reserve Bank's more upbeat assessment of the local economy,..

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RBA more open to cutting cash rate

Sluggish inflation has increased the odds of an interest rate cut, but the RBA will only open the starter's gate if there are signs the economy is weakening. The Reserve Bank left its cash rate on ..

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