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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
The Australian share market is lower, pulled back by the big miners and oil stocks. CMC Markets chief market strategist Michael McCarthy said energy stocks were under real pressure as crude oil prices sank to a fresh five-year low on worries about a ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
... 5,259 points. The broader All Ordinaries index was down 21.2 points, or 0.40 per cent, at 5,237.1 points. NEW YORK - US stocks have tumbled more than 1.5 per cent as a pullback in petroleum stocks sparked a sell-off in the broader market. The Dow Jones ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower following Wall Street down as global stocks fall on concern over growth in China and potential political fallout in Greece. At 0857 AEST on Wednesday, the December share price index futures contract was ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2014
... Wall Street has dragged the local share market lower. The market was down around one per cent at noon, with mining and oil stocks the worst performers. Oil prices have slumped to fresh five year lows, while markets in the US and Europe lost ground. "There's ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2014
... November are due out. No major equities news is expected. In Australia, the market on Monday closed higher, lifted by banking stocks after investors responded positively to a federal review of the financial sector. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was ...

Global shares tipped amid slow local growth

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
... the mining boom is now "well and truly over," and this is discouraging overseas investment in Australian shares. "Energy stocks such as Santos and Oil Search have been hammered as a result of the fall of the oil prices, and the rest of the market is ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
... per cent, at 5,368.8. The broader All Ordinaries index was up 44.2 points, or 0.83 per cent, at 5,345.4. NEW YORK - US stocks have followed European equity markets lower, falling slightly after the European Central Bank enacted no new stimulus measures. ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
... 24, the December share price index futures contract was up 18 points at 5,354, with 5,643 contracts traded. Vocation's stocks were down 40 per cent, or 20 cents, to 30 cents at 1016 AEDT, after the education and training group downgraded its earnings ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
... in the last two months. LONDON - The prospect of quantitative easing from the European Central Bank helped lift eurozone stocks, but London slipped as the government signalled more austerity measures despite higher growth forecasts. The Paris CAC 40 ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat after US stocks performed strongly, lifting more than half a per cent, as construction spending data boosted confidence in the economy. At 0645 AEST on Wednesday, the December share price index futures contract ...