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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
The Australian market has opened flat as gains for defensive stock offset losses for Westpac and Macquarie banks. IG market strategist Evan Lucas said Westpac and Macquarie were dragging down the market as both went ex-dividend. "It's a bit of a weak ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
The Australian market has opened higher despite weak offshore leads as the financial sector lifts local shares. IG market strategist Evan Lucas said the Australian market had opened higher due to a strong start from the financial sector after Westpac ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
The Australian share market has opened relatively flat despite a positive lead from overseas markets. Early trading was marked by a drop in National Australia Bank (NAB), after it reported its half year net profit grew by 23 per cent to $2.52 billion. ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013
The Australian share market has opened higher after record highs were reached on Wall Street. IG market strategist Evan Lucas said Australian shares were off to a positive start due to strong overseas leads, especially from the United States. "It's ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2013
The Australian share market has opened flat as banking stocks slipped ahead of a Reserve Bank decision on interest rates. Economists are widely expecting the cash rate to stay unchanged at three per cent when the central bank meets on Tuesday afternoon. ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2013
The Australian sharemarket has opened more than one per cent higher after strong US jobs numbers pushed American stocks to a record high and helped miners outperform the market. Official US Labor Department data showed the US economy added 165,000 jobs ...

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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  |  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  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013
Australian stocks have started the month weaker, with investors appearing to book profits after the market hit a fresh five-year high on Tuesday. There is also nervousness about offshore events, including the release of Chinese manufacturing figures ...

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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 ...