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AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street driven by better-than-expected earnings from Amazon and Microsoft and solid results from Procter & Gamble and UPS. At 0816 AEDT on Monday, the December share price index futures ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013
The Australian market looks set to open open flat despite gains on international markets overnight. At 0812 AEDT on Friday, the December share price index futures contract was up eight points at 5,378. No major economic news is expected on Friday. In ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2013
The Australian market looks set to open flat following falls on international markets overnight. At 0813 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was up four points at 5,350. In economic news on Thursday, Reserve Bank of Australia ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
The Australian share market has opened higher with investors confident the US central bank will continue its economic stimulus program following weaker-than-expected jobs figures. The Australian bourse on Wednesday followed the lead of US markets, which ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on international markets as investors interpret US jobs figures as meaning the Federal Reserve will continue its stimulus measures. At 0817 AEDT on Wednesday, the December share price index ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2013
The Australian market looks set to open slightly higher following a mixed performance on international markets as investors await key US jobs figures. At 0807 AEDT on Tuesday, the December share price index futures contract was up 10 points at 5,346. ...

ASX launches S&P/ASX200 VIX futures

STAFF WRITERS  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
The ASX today commenced trading of S&P/ASX 200 VIX futures, a new exchange traded product that allows users to trade, hedge and arbitrage anticipated volatility in the Australian equity market. The S&P/ASX 200 VIX index is an Australian equity market ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following strong gains on Wall Street that took the S&P 500 to a new all-time high and gave the Nasdaq a 1.3 per cent gain. At 0805 AEDT on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was up ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street closed higher for a second straight session on rising optimism about a Washington deal to avert a debt default. At 0805 AEDT on Monday, the December share price index futures contract ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
Australian shares are half a per cent higher after the US Congress appeared ready to raise the debt ceiling. The big banks all gained but the big miners slipped after the US House of Representatives and Senate looked poised to confirm a budget deal ...