AUSTRALIAN stocks shot up by 1.3 per cent, with investors cheering comments out of the US that money would continue to be pumped into the world's largest economy. Shares in Australia soared on US Fed chairman Ben Bernanke's comments that ...
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Australian stocks finished lower as investors sold off mining stocks due to weaker commodity prices. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 38.3 points, or 0.78 per cent, lower at 4888.3 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index was 40.3 ...
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Australian stocks have closed flat, with a strong day from the major miners offset by weakness among the banks. The local market took its cues from a positive finish on Wall Street, opening up about 0.3 per cent, but slid into the close ...
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Australian stocks are weaker at noon, hitting an eight-week low following a sharp drop in business investment. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index dropped to its lowest point since April 5 after official figures showed a 4.7 per cent ...
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Australian shares have suffered another sharp fall, losing $26 billion more in value to close down 3.8 per cent for the week, the biggest weekly fall in a year. At 4.15pm AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 78.9 points, or 1.56 ...
RATTLED investors are on high alert after the stockmarket suffered its worst week in a year and the Australian dollar slid to a 12-month low on fresh concerns about the slowing pace of global economic growth. Capping a wild week for ...
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Australian stocks recovered from a steep intraday fall to close only marginally lower yesterday, as the Reserve Bank cut interest rates to a record low. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed down 12.5 points, or 0.2 per cent, at 5143.7, after ...
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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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Australian stocks closed about half a per cent lower as the big resources companies dragged the market down following falls in China. At the close today, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 28.5 points, or 0.57 per cent, lower at 4,966.5. ...
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Australian stocks have opened firmer, with a recovery among the big miners leading the broader market higher. At 10.49am AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 11.7 points, or 0.24 per cent, at 4961.6 points. The broader All ...
Australian stocks have opened higher, with the big retail banks and major energy companies leading the broader market higher. At 10.10am AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 14.6 points, or 0.29 per cent, at 4981.9 points. The ...
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Australian stocks have tumbled for a third straight day, led by hefty falls from the major miners in response to a bleak outlook for iron ore prices. At 4.15pm AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 20.1 points, or 0.4 per cent, at ...
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The sharemarket has closed lower for a second straight day after giving up early gains during afternoon trading. At 4.15pm AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 28 points, or 0.56 per cent, at 4987.4 points. The broader All ...
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Shares remained near four-and-a-half year highs, pushed up by a fifth straight day of gains on Wall Street. The market opened about 0.1 per cent higher, with mining stocks the best performers in early trade. CMC Markets chief strategist ...
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Australian stocks were lower early today after below-view Chinese manufacturing data, while Japanese shares took pause at the end of a violent week of trading. Chinese manufacturing data was the main data point today, with the official ...
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