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Aust stocks close 0.5% down

Australian shares closed almost half a per cent lower on the final trading day of 2012, as investors locked in profits following a negative lead from Wall Street.The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index clo..

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Aust stocks close 0.5% down

Australian shares closed almost half a per cent lower on the final trading day of 2013, as investors locked in profits following a negative lead from Wall Street.The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index clo..

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Aust stocks close 0.5% down

Australian shares closed almost half a per cent lower on the final trading day of 2013, as investors locked in profits following a negative lead from Wall Street.The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index clo..

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Aust shares close lower

The Australian share market has closed lower on the last trading day of 2012.At 1422 AEDT on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 22.4 points, or 0.48 per cent, lower at 4,648.9 points, whil..

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Aust stocks down 0.3% at noon

Australian shares were slightly lower at noon as investors followed a negative lead from Wall Street and locked in profits on the final trading day of the year.The Australian stock market will close a..

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Aust stocks open lower

Australian stocks have opened a shortened New Year's Eve session lower as local investors took their cues from a negative finish on Wall Street.At 1040 AEDT on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 ind..

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Aust shares open lower

The Australian share market has opened lower as traders play it safe ahead of the outcome of the US budget negotiations.At 1015 AEDT on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 24.6 points,..

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Australian stockmarket preview

The Australian market is expected to open lower on Monday after US stocks fell on Friday amid pessimism that US politicians will cut a buget deal to prevent America from falling into recession.The ASX..

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Aust shares close higher

The Australian share market has hit 19-month highs on the last full day of trading for 2012, buoyed by gains among resources stocks.It has risen 12 out of its last 14 sessions, is up by more than 15 p..

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Aust shares close higher

The Australian share market has closed higher, buoyed by gains among resources stocks.At the close on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 23.3 points, or 0.5 per cent higher at 4,671.3, whi..

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Aust shares higher at noon

Australian stocks were higher at noon, extending gains from the open with the big miners leading the broader market higher.At 1235 AEDT on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 31.2 points..

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Aust shares open higher

The Australian share market has opened higher with traders focusing on late gains made in the US session rather than the fact that leaders there are yet to agree on avoiding the looming fiscal cliff.A..

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Aust shares open higher

The Australian share market is higher led the big miners BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto.At 1015 AEDT on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 13.4 points, or 0.29 per cent, at 4,661.4, while t..

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US stocks down as budget deadline nears

US stocks have closed lower in the absence of a deal to avert a "fiscal cliff" crisis as an end-of-year deadline looms.The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 19.74 points (0.15 per cent) to 13,094...

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Australian stockmarket preview

The Australian market is expected to open high despite falls on Wall Street as progress on US budget negotiations continue to dominate financial markets.At 0710 AEDT on the ASX 24, the March share pri..

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Aust shares hit new 17-month highs

The Australian share market has hit a new 17-month high as retailers and iron ore miner Fortescue provided momentum on a quiet day of trade.The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index gained 12.8 points, or 0...

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Aust shares hit new 17-month highs

The Australian share market has hit a new 17-month high as retailers and iron ore miner Fortescue provided momentum on a quiet day of trade.At the close of trade on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX..

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Aust shares continue good run

Gains by Fortescue Metals and major retailers have pushed the Australian share market to another new high for 2012.At 1615 AEDT on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 12.8 points, or 0..

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Aust stocks edge higher

Australian shares are marginally higher at noon, with iron ore miner Fortescue Metals posting big gains in a subdued session.At 1203 AEDT on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 4.2 poi..

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Aust stocks lower after Wall Street fall

Australian shares have edged lower after falls on Wall Street as investors worried US politicians will not agree on measures to avert spending cuts and tax increases before the end of the year.At 1035..

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Aust shares edge lower

The Australian share market has opened slightly lower, with losses in the financial and industrial sectors offsetting gains by resources companies.At 1016 AEDT on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX20..

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US stocks dip in absence of budget deal

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 24.42 points (0.19 per cent) to 13,114.6 in closing trade on Wednesday.The broad-market S&P 500 lost 6.81 points (0.48 per cent) at 1,491.85, while the te..

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