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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
The local share market is in negative territory with pain from the banks and mining giant BHP Billiton. "There's a big sell-off - particularly in the banks," IG Markets strategist Evan Lucas said. He said heavy losses in US markets overnight was driving ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2015
The Australian market has started the session on a positive note, led by gains in the resources space. OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said the materials and energy sectors were the best performers. "That's unsurprising given we had a weaker ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015
The share market is flat as the resources sector suffers from falling commodity prices. Phillip Capital senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said falling iron ore and oil prices overnight have pushed the miners and energy sector into the red. The ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2015
The Australian stock market is weaker after negative leads from overseas markets and pain in the energy sector. Stocks on Wall Street and in Europe fell overnight, oil prices plummeted to a fresh six-year low, putting pressure on energy stocks. "It's ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
The share market is stronger due to gains on Wall Street and signs of another Reserve Bank rate cut. The market opened higher after a strong session on Wall Street, sparked by a fall in the US dollar ahead of the US central bank's policy meeting, and ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
The share market has started the week on the backfoot as cautious investors sit on the sidelines in the lead up to this week's US Federal Reserve meeting. The market has started more than 0.6 per cent lower, with IG market strategist Stan Shamu attributing ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015
The share market is lower, with falls in all sectors, despite a strong lead from Wall Street. The US market rallied overnight on shockingly low retail sales data, which bolstered the case for keeping US interest rates low. The Australian market enjoyed ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
The Australian share market is flat in early trade as slight gains in the finance sector are dragged down by weak mining and energy players. IG chief market strategist Chris Weston said various push-and-pull factors in world economies, such as weak ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015
Weak commodity prices and big losses on Wall Street have dragged the Australian share market lower. Fears of a US rate rise in June have hurt the US and Australian equity markets and a stronger US dollar is weakening commodity prices, CMC Markets chief ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2015
The Australian sharemarket is higher buoyed by strength from the major banks and despite weakness in the resources sector. CMC Markets chief analyst strategist Michael McCarthy said the local bourse was bouncing back after Monday's negative momentum ...