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AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2014
The Australian sharemarket has opened flat as weakness in banking stocks offsets gains from the resources sector. IG market strategist Stan Shamu said the market was more or less following the lead of Wall Street which finished flat on Friday. He said ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2014
... per cent, at 5,454.3. The broader All Ordinaries index was up 10.3 points, or 0.19 per cent, at 5,433.8. NEW YORK - US stocks have closed little-changed but the S&P 500 picked up enough for a new record as a possible Halliburton-Baker Hughes merger sparked ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014
... Rupert Murdoch confirmed his part-owned pay TV company Foxtel is looking at buying a stake in Ten. On Wall Street overnight, stocks pushed higher with the Dow Jones Industrial Average striking a new record, spurred by strong results from Walmart and ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014
The Australian market looks set to open slightly higher on the back of modest gains in European and US stocks overnight. The December share price index futures contract was up three points at 5,452. Wall Street and European stocks are slightly higher ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014
... day of falls for the market, after posting gains in the past four weeks, IG Market analyst Evan Lucas said. "Defensive stocks have been the driver of the last four weeks and it looks like there's been a bit of profit taking," he said. The resignation ...

Sydney set to become China share trading hub

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014
... The Shanghai Hong Kong Stock Connect scheme launches on 17 November and allows international investors to buy and sell stocks listed in Shanghai on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, at the same time giving mainland investors access to Hong Kong-listed scripts ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014
... DuluxGroup added three cents to $5.63 after announcing a net profit rise of 39.4 per cent in the year to September 30. US stocks set fresh records for the fifth straight session on Tuesday night, but just barely, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014
... meetings. In Australia, the market on Tuesday closed lower as a broad drop in commodity prices weighed on energy and resources stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 6.9 points, or 0.12 per cent, at 5,517.1 points. The broader All Ordinaries ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
... on Wall Street has failed to flow through to Australia, as the weakest iron ore prices in five years hits the resource stocks, City Index head of dealing for the Asia Pacific region Biyi Cheng says. "The materials sector is holding down our market at ...

Shanghai-HK Connect connects China to the world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
... announced yesterday the launch of the programme on 17 November. The scheme would allow international investors to buy and sell stocks listed in Shanghai on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and at the same time give mainland investors access to Hong Kong-listed ...