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Stocks to watch on Tuesday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at noon on Tuesday: BBG - BILLABONG Billabong International has its annual general meeting on Tuesday. BCI - BC IRON BC Iron has its annual..

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Retail, banks lead Aust market higher

The Australian share market has closed higher as investors continued to gain confidence despite more weakness in the resources sector. CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner said the buying m..

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Australian market edges higher

The share market is slightly higher after recovering from a weak, commodities-driven start. The retailers have led the gains with Woolworths adding more than three per cent off speculation that it ..

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Exhausted investors pull back

After strong gains throughout the week, investors have calmed, with the bourse closing only slightly higher on Friday. "I think we've got a little bit of exhaustion today," CMC Markets chief market..

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Banks push bourse two per cent higher

The Australian share market has closed two per cent higher as the banks and minerals sectors boosted the bourse. Investors were happy after minutes from the US Federal Reserve meeting hinted rates ..

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Shares up thanks to banks, commodities

The Australian share market was more than one per cent higher at noon, pushed up by the big banks and the miners. On the back of a higher iron ore price overnight and modest gains in oil, Rio Tinto..

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Banks drive turnaround on Aust market

The Australian share market has closed higher despite a poor start as investors found reason to buy into the major banks. The local bourse opened sharply lower after a bomb threat in Germany rattle..

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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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