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AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
The Australian share market is set to open slightly higher following the release of better-than-expected jobs figures in the US on Friday. At 0713 AEDT on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was up six points at 4,566. In local economic ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
Australian stocks have opened firmer amid broad-based gains with the big banks and miners all higher in early trade. At 1037 AEDT on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 33.7 points, or 0.75 per cent, at 4,543 points, while the broader All ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
The Australian market is likely to open higher after gains on markets in Europe and the United States. Stocks in France and Germany rose after the European Central Bank (ECB) said a decision to leave its key rate unchanged was not unanimous. Wall Street ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
The Australian market opened slightly higher after budget talks in Washington indicated that US politicians were willing to compromise to avoid falling off the "fiscal cliff". At 1029 AEDT on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 0.9 points, or ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
The Australian market is set for a modestly higher open higher after a surge in bank stocks fuelled gains on Wall Street. At 0818 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was up six points at 4,531. In local economic news, the ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012
Australian stocks have opened firmer, with banking stocks among the better performers in early trade. At 1035 AEDT on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 7.4 points, or 0.16 per cent, at 4,511 points, while the broad-market All Ordinaries had ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks likely to open slightly higher as investors wait for developments from talks in the United States to avoid impending government spending cuts and tax increases. At 0815 AEDT on Wednesday, the December share price ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
... looks like we should have an interest rate cut and we will get it," Mr Smith said. Eleven of the 15 economists surveyed by AAP last week said they expected the central bank board to reduce the cash rate by 25 basis points to three per cent. Financial ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
The Australian market is set to open lower as weak manufacturing data from the United States caused a fall on Wall Street. However local shares could be boosted later on Tuesday if the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) cuts the cash rate by 25 basis points ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2012
Australian stocks have opened firmer, with gains among mining-related companies among the early highlights in quiet trading conditions. At 1035 AEDT on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 12.8 points, or 0.28 per cent, at 4,518.8 points, while the ...