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AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2013
... share market open one per cent firmer. "It's making people feel a bit more comfortable with the situation there," he told AAP. "It's showing the US jobs market is recovering... How the US is feeling in terms of confidence has an impact on the rest of ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after gains on Wall Street amid solid reports on housing and consumer confidence. At 0745 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was up four points at 5172. In economic news on Wednesday ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013
Australian stocks have opened higher as market players cheered strong results from Westpac and Macquarie. Westpac posted an 11 per cent lift in first half net profit to $3.304 billion and announced a special dividend of 10 cents per share for shareholders ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following strong gains on Wall Street after an expected European Central Bank interest rate cut and a surprisingly good US jobless claims report. At 0730 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
The Australian market has opened lower as lacklustre Chinese manufacturing data impacts mining stocks. IG market strategist Evan Lucas said the local market was being dragged down by the resources sector as commodity prices drop after disappointing ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower after falls on Wall Street following weak employment and manufacturing data, and as the Federal Reserve stuck to its aggressive economic stimulus program. At 0751 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013
... high yielding stocks recently, investors are probably looking to lock in some gains," Rivkin global analyst Tim Radford told AAP. "If we see a surprise upside in the Chinese PMI (manufacturing) figures it will support commodity markets and the miners ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after gains on Wall Street amid solid reports on housing and consumer confidence. At 0745 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was up four points at 5172. In economic news on Wednesday ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
Australian stocks have opened firmer, with the big retail banks leading the broader market higher. ANZ had risen 4.72 per cent, or $1.42, to $31.52 at the start of trade, after reporting a one per cent lift in first half net profit. In percentage terms ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on international markets after the formation of a new government in Italy boosted confidence in the debt-riddled euro zone. At 0744 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract ...