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AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2013
The Australian market has opened higher, led by gains for the four major banks. IG markets strategist Stan Shamu said the local market has been dragged higher by the major financial stocks, and the mining giants did not fall as hard as expected after ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013
The Australian share market has opened slightly higher, boosted by stronger mining stocks on the back of improved prices for commodities. "It's all about commodities today," IG Markets market strategist Stan Shamu said. "We've seen a nice little jump ...

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MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013
The Australian market has opened higher, led by industrial stocks with exposure to the US and the major banks heading into reporting season. IG Markets chief market strategist Evan Lucas said there were gains across the board at opening despite trading ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2013
The Australian share market has opened more than a third of a per cent higher. At 1010 AEST on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 19.7 points, or 0.40 per cent, at 4,951.6, while the broader All Ordinaries index was up 18.3 points, or 0.37 ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013
Australian stocks have opened firmer, as investors defied a negative lead from Wall Street and took advantage of recent declines to get back into the local market. A strong rebound in resources-linked companies, which have been hit hard in recent days ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2013
Australian stocks have opened lower, with market players getting out of the resources sector and pouring into the big banks. Australia's big two miners were lower in early trade - BHP Billiton was down 88 cents, or 2.74 per cent, at $31.18, while Rio ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
Australian stocks have opened firmer, with the strong start to the trading day underpinned by gains among the big four retail banks and defensive sectors. Local market players took their cues from a positive finish on Wall Street and a rebound in commodities ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2013
Australian stocks were lower at noon, driven down by resources stocks and falls in commodity prices. The big miners weigh heavily on the ASX and were leading the broader market lower after gold prices were particularly hit hard in offshore trading after ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
The Australian share market has opened firmer after markets in the United States pushed to new highs. On Wall Street overnight, investors were buoyed by a government report pointing to lower-than-expected jobless claims. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ...

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MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
The Australian share market has opened higher. At 1015 AEST on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was UP 26.1 points, or 0.5 per cent, at 4,999.8, while the broader All Ordinaries index was 26.2 points, or 0.5 per cent, HIGHER at 4,994.2. On the ...