The sharemarket has opened more than1 per cent higher after strong US jobs numbers pushed American stocks to a record high and helped miners outperform the market. At 10.30am AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 54.5 points, or 1.06 ...
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The sharemarket fell yesterday as banks came under pressure when data showed home-loan approvals fell, and a strategy update from National Australia Bank failed to impress investors. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed down 0.5 per cent at ...
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THE sharemarket fell this morning, with National Australia Bank leading a sell-off in banks after its strategy update failed to give any fresh bullish catalysts, and its cost-cutting plan undershot market expectations. Banks were also ...
LOCAL shares rose for the third straight day today, hitting a fresh 17-month high as investors sought defensive and higher-yielding stocks as concern grew over the fate of US negotiations on the so-called fiscal cliff. The benchmark ...