AUSTRALIAN shares rose slightly in quiet trading yesterday after disappointing US non-farm payrolls data fuelled doubts about whether the world's No 1 economy would be strong enough for the US Federal Reserve to consider slowing the pace of ...
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AUSTRALIAN shares have opened slightly higher, buoyed by resource stocks . IG Markets Stan Shamu said resource stocks were benefiting from a rise in commodity prices following disappointing US employment data, which had pushed the US ...
Harrods is now stocking the full range of A Girl for All Time dolls. Following a refurbishment last summer, the store is showcasing the new range in the Toy Kingdom, found on the third floor. The multi-award-winning dolls will be ...
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Aggressibe new stimulus measures from Japan's central bank helped pull stocks higher and offset a downbeat report from the US labour market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 55.76 points, or 0.4 per cent, to close at 14606.11, ...
The local sharemarket has closed lower as investors struggle to maintain the confidence that marked the earlier months of this year. OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said that although mining stocks had performed better on the ...
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The S&P/ASX200 has fallen 0.3 per cent to 4899.6 after hitting a fresh two-month low of 4893.8 in mixed trading before tonight's US jobs data. Materials and industrials stocks have recovered at the expense of defensive and high-yield ...
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US stock indexes climbed to record numbers as investors piled into healthcare stocks and the Cypriot government got an extra year's reprieve on its debts, though investors pointed to several signs for caution on the horizon. The Dow Jones ...
According to statistics, the stocks of stainless steel products totaled 179,754 tons in the last 15 days of March, falling by 6.7% from the previous 15 days. Among them, 97,889 tons were cold rolled stainless steel products, decreasing by ...
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US commercial crude stocks likely rose 2.5 million barrels in the reporting week that ended Friday, analysts polled by Platts said Tuesday. The American Petroleum Institute will release its weekly report at 4:30 p.m. EDT (2030 GMT), while ...
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Coal stocks at China's four major Bohai Sea ports totaled 18.816 million mt on Sunday, down 1.03 million mt or 5.2% week-on-week, Qinhuangdao Port said Monday. The drop in combined coal stocks at the four ports was due to increased ...
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Though IT trailed other sectors as market indices rose to milestone highs this quarter, some bright spots in earnings and market research reports this week indicate continuing confidence that things will go better for tech this year than in ...
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THE Australian share market closed slightly higher due to strength among financial stocks. The gains came as the Reserve Bank of Australia held the cash rate at three per cent, equal to its lowest level on record. CommSec market analyst ...
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US stocks started the second quarter down, pressured by disappointing manufacturing data, after the Dow industrials and S&P500 capped off the first quarter with records. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 5.69 points, or less than ...
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Australian stocks have opened firmer, with the big supermarket chains and energy companies leading the broader market higher. At 10.26am AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 25 points, or 0.5 per cent, at 4991.5 points. The ...
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The monthly average price for Asian butadiene plunged 13% to $1,738/mt FOB Korea in March against $2,007.50/mt in February over a lack of Chinese demand and oversupply, Platts data showed. The last time the monthly average was higher was ...
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