BUOYANT global equities boosted the Australian dollar today, with traders betting that European and US central banks will this week reaffirm commitment to easy money policies designed to boost asset prices and stoke growth. Australia's ...
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A rise in commodity prices has helped push the Australian dollar back above the $US1.03 level. At 5pm AEST, the local unit was trading at $US1.031, up from $US1.0246 on Wednesday. CMC Markets foreign exchange dealer Tim Waterer said the ...
THE sharemarket drifted in patchy trade to close marginally lower yesterday, rounding out an otherwise positive week that was characterised by improving sentiment towards the resources sector. BHP Billiton rose 2.8 per cent and Rio Tinto ...
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A BRIGHTER end to what was a torrid week for mining stocks helped carry the sharemarket to a modest 0.2 per cent gain yesterday. After making a bold start, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index drifted lower throughout the trading session, only ...
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Europe's broad FTSE Eurofirst 300 index finance/markets/index?symbol=gb%21FTPP">.FTEU3, which hit its lowest level of the year on Wednesday, opened up 0.2 percent while London's FTSE 100 .FTSE, Paris's CAC-40 .FCHI and Frankfurt's DAX ...
The sharemarket has closed lower, led by sharp losses among the big miners. At 4.18pm AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 80.2 points, or 1.6 per cent, at 4924.4 points. The broader All Ordinaries index was down 82.3 points, ...
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The sharemarket fell for a second consecutive day, with goldminers leading declines in cyclical sectors as the gold price rout continued in the wake of Monday's disappointing economic data from China, which added to recent concern about the ...
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The dollar has fallen sharply following news of slower economic growth in China. At 5pm AEST today, the Aussie was at $US1.0433, down from $US1.0546 on Friday afternoon. CMC markets foreign exchange dealer Tim Waterer said the currency ...
THE sharemarket has bounced back to close above the key 5000 point mark for the first time in a month amid hopes that local interest rates will fall. At the close today, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 39.1 points, or 0.79 per cent, ...
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THE sharemarket enjoyed a bumper day, closing almost 1.5 per cent higher on positive overseas leads. the close today, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 71.3 points, or 1.45 per cent, at 4976.8 points. The broader All Ordinaries ...
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BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and Woodside Petroleum jumped between 1.4 per cent and 3.5 per cent after commodities including copper, oil and iron ore rose between 0.6 per cent and 1.3 per cent early yesterday. Among iron ore pure plays, ...
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The Australian share market dived to a two-month low today, mirroring declines in offshore markets after disappointing private-sector jobs data cast doubt on expectations of moderate growth in US non-farm payrolls data due tomorrow. ...
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THE Australian dollar rose today on better-than-expected February trade data but failed to sustain gains as traders wait for central bank meetings. The Bank of Japan and the European Central Bank hold policy meetings in the coming days, ...
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The dollar has largely held its ground against a global wave of negativity stemming from Cyprus' rejection of a bank deposit levy. At 5pm AEDT, the currency was trading at $US1.0379, down slightly from $US1.038 yesterday. CMC markets ...
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The dollar edged lower after investors reacted negatively to an international bailout package for Cyprus that raised concerns about fresh upheaval in the eurozone. The eurozone has taken the unprecedented step of proposing a new levy on ...
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