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Miners, retailers boost ASX

The Australian share market has closed higher, thanks to gains in the mining sector and a lift in retailers, as the market awaits busy week of economic data. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index clos..

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Miners, energy & banks drag ASX lower

The Australian share market has closed lower with the major miners, energy players and banks leading losses after Wall Street fell and the Australian dollar lost ground. The benchmark S&P/ASX20..

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Best gains for shares in three months

The share market has had its best session in more than three months following rallies on markets in the US and Europe as investors feel more positive about the global economic environment. All sect..

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Shares fall for fourth straight day

A late plunge on the share market has sent it to a fourth straight day of falls. The market was trading in positive territory for most of Tuesday's session, but ultimately losses across the resourc..

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Energy, banks drag ASX lower

The Australian share market has closed lower due to large falls from the heavyweight energy and banking sectors.The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed 14.8 points, or 0.26 per cent, lower at 5,724.2 po..

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Share market dips as miners, banks fall

The Australian share market is lower, pulled back for a second successive session by significant falls among the big miners, with weakness among the big four banks further prodding the retreat. Opt..

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Big miners drag share market lower

The share market has lost ground on another busy day of company earnings reports, as a fall in commodity prices weighed on the big miners, and Rio Tinto traded without its latest dividend. Qantas a..

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Shares fall despite miners’ strength

The share market has edged lower as a flurry of earnings reports resulted in a mixed performance from many sectors. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index fell 0.07 per cent, with weakness mainly comin..

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Telstra plunges and $A soars

A big drop in Telstra shares caused by the telco's fall in half year profit has weighed on the share market on another busy day of company earnings reports. The Australian dollar is close to its hi..

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Market buoyed by big four banks

Strong investor demand for financial stocks, thanks to Commonwealth Bank's record first-half profit, has pushed the share market to its highest level since mid-2015. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 in..

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Aust shares follow Asian shares lower

The Australian share market has lost earlier gains to close lower amid a sell-off in the healthcare sector and weakness from Asian markets. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed down 0.1 per ce..

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Miners lead Aust market higher

Some encouraging company earnings reports, a positive lead from US markets and higher commodity prices have helped lift the Australian share market by about 0.7 per cent to its best close in a month. ..

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Shares end higher after mixed session

The share market has edged higher as investors digested mixed earnings reports from the likes of miner Rio Tinto, investment manager AMP and AGL Energy. Falls by the big miners were offset by gains..

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Major banks lead share market higher

The share market has gained ground due to strength among the big four banks, well received earnings reports from Carsales.com and construction firm CIMIC, and a higher price for iron ore. The major..

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Shares, Aussie dollar boosted by RBA

The share market and Australian dollar got a boost from the Reserve Bank of Australia's decision to hold rates steady, as it pointed to an expected pick-up in mining exports. The benchmark S&P/..

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Market dips on retail data, China

The Australian share market has given away early gains to close lower after poor domestic retail sales figures, underwhelming Chinese economic data and softening support for the major banks weighed up..

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China rate hike weighs on Aust shares

The Australian share market has closed lower after mining stocks fell in the wake of an unexpected move by China to raise its short-term interest rates. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 closed 0.42 per..

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Banks lift Aust sharemarket

Big gains by the heavyweight banks and the major retailers have driven the Australian share market higher after strength on Wall Street lifted investor confidence. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 was ..

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Miners drive share market higher

The Australian share market has closed higher led by strong gains from mining stocks, a bounce in the big four banks and better global risk appetite. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 closed 0.38 per ce..

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