Stocks Lift

Australian Stocks Recovered From a Steep Intraday Fall to Close Only Marginally Lower
May 8, 2013
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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Clients Move Stock out of Equity Accounts Into Margin Loan Accounts
Feb 19, 2013
"We're probably seeing three times the volume of applications compared with this time last year," said Adrian Hanley, head of equity lending at NAB. "We have had a significant lift in new client activity in the fourth quarter of 2012." ...

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Sharemarket Closed at Its Highest Level as Investors Jump in
Jan 18, 2013
The sharemarket closed at its highest level in 20 months yesterday as consumer staples, consumer discretionary, financial, energy and healthcare sectors enjoying strong gains as investors were frustrated with a lack of significant dips in ...

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