The local sharemarket fell in cautious trade yesterday before US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony to US congress and the release overnight of the minutes of this month's Fed board meeting. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed ...
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The sharemarket rebounded yesterday after two days of losses, as the dollar tumbled again and government bond yields also fell. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed up 0.3 per cent at 5180.8 after hitting an intraday high of 5194.9. However, ...
Tags: Stocks, Dollar, Bond Yields
The sharemarket rose for a third-consecutive session after the dollar weakened further overnight. Non-resources companies with US dollar income remained in demand, although commodity price falls restrained the resources sector. The ...
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The sharemarket rose for a third consecutive session yesterday after the Australian dollar weakened further in offshore trade. Non-resources companies with US-dollar income remained in demand, although commodity price falls restrained the ...
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The stockmarket was awash with fresh optimism that the dollar may finally be on a sustained decline as it plays catch-up to the fall in interest rates and commodity prices, reversing a major earnings headwind several sectors have faced for ...
Local shares closed higher yesterday, even after paring a sharp rise early on in the session, as investors took profits ahead of an interest rate decision due from the Reserve Bank of Australia today. The stockmarket was buoyed by growing ...
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Local stocks rose 0.6 per cent today as investors piled into banks to take advantage of their dividend yields, and amid optimism that the country's biggest lenders would report rising profits this week and next. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 ...
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The Australian market opened higher, led by gains for the four major banks ahead of their first-half numbers. At 10.20am AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 23.2 points, or 0.46 per cent, at 5120.7 points. The broader All ...
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The sharemarket rose 0.6 per cent yesterday as investors piled into banks to take advantage of their dividend yields, amid optimism the country's biggest lenders would report rising profits this week and next. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 ...
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The sharemarket has closed slightly lower despite commodity stocks staging a comeback. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 4.9 points, or 0.1 per cent, at 5097.5 points. The broader All Ordinaries index was down 1.5 points, or 0.03 ...
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The stockmarket has opened slightly higher, boosted by stronger mining stocks on the back of improved prices for commodities. At 10.31am AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 17.6 points, or 0.34 per cent, at 5120.0 points. The ...
The sharemarket notched up its biggest gain for five weeks yesterday as the banks led broad-based gains thanks to lower-than-expected domestic inflation data and stronger offshore markets. The consumer price index rose 0.4 per cent in the ...
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The sharemarket has closed higher, boosted by a 10 per cent rise in the shares of Woodside Petroleum, which announced a $520 million return to shareholders. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 49.6 points, or 1 per cent, at 5016.2 ...
Tags: Energy Stocks, Service