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Stocks to watch on Tuesday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Tuesday, Oct 7: BHP - BHP BILLITON - down 75.0 cents, or 2.24 per cent, at $32.70 BHP Billiton says it will cut costs at its iron ore mines by..

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Stocks to watch on Friday

Stocks of interest on the Australian Securities Exchange on Friday: CBA - COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA - down 39 cents, or 0.5 per cent, at $75.81 Australia's largest lender says it is "reason..

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Lower $A likely to shrink trade deficit

Australia's trade deficit is on the improve, and should continue to shrink as the Australian dollar falls. The trade deficit narrowed to $787 million in August, from a deficit of $1.075 billion in ..

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Stocks to watch on Thursday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Thursday, Oct 2: ANZ - ANZ BANK - up 51 cents, or 1.65 per cent, at $31.43 The ANZ bank has been awarded preliminary approval for a banking li..

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Aussie shares close lower

The Australian share market has closed lower, reversing across all sectors despite strong national building figures. At the close on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 36.4 points, or..

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Aussie shares bounce back

The Australian stock market bounced back after a weak opening as bullish investors decided that it had fallen far enough in recent weeks. The ASX200 lost 6.4 per cent in value in September but has ..

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Aust shares close higher

The Australian share market has closed higher, with banks underpinning the broader market for a second straight session. At the close on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 41.3 point..

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Home price rises look to be cooling

Australian home price rises are easing from their double-digit gains, after most capital cities recorded price falls in September. Home values were virtually flat last month, rising by just 0.1 per..

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Stocks to watch on Wednesday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Wednesday, Oct 1: AGO - ATLAS IRON - down 2.5 cents, or 5.6 per cent, at 42 cents BHP - BHP BILLITON - up one cent, or 0.03 per cent, at $33.8..

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