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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015
... markets, due the soaring US dollar and expected US interest rate rise. Diversified miner BHP Billiton went ex-dividend on Wednesday, putting more pressure on its share price. At 1200 AEDT, BHP Billiton had dumped $1.55, or 4.86 per cent, to stand at ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
... The euro sank to $US1.0988 - its weakest level since September 2003 - after trading at $US1.1080 late in New York on Wednesday. The euro's further tumble came after ECB chief Mario Draghi said the bank will start buying government debt in its new quantitative ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2015
... on that 6,000 level." The miners were the worst performers, with Rio Tinto still suffering after going ex-dividend on Wednesday. Its shares dived $1.24 to $61.16 while BHP Billiton dropped 65 cents to $32.66. However, Fortescue Metals rose two cents ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015
... move. But it's highly likely we'll get another cut next month or the one after." The Australian Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday releases national accounts figures, including gross domestic product, for the December quarter. "It's probably going to ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street. At 0900 AEDT on Wednesday, the share price index futures contract was down 13 points at 5,910. In local economic news on Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
... results. Meanwhile, Goodman Fielder has an extraordinary meeting on its takeover proposal. In Australia, the market on Wednesday edged to yet another seven-year high despite major stocks falling as they traded without dividends. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
... the Federal Reserve chief indicated the US central bank was in no hurry to raise its interest rate. At 0833 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was up 24 points at 5,909. In local economic news on Wednesday, the Australian ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
... rise in annual net profit, sending its shares 13 cents higher to $6.63. IAG was making up some of the ground it lost on Wednesday after its disappointing half year report, adding 19 cents to $6.04. The banks had fallen since a positive start to trade ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
... post half year results, while AMP and Oceana Gold are slated to release full year results. In Australia, the market on Wednesday hit another new six-and-a-half year high as a massive takeover offer for logistics group Toll sent its stocks soaring. The ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
... Street amid optimism that a bailout extension deal will be reached between Greece and its creditors. At 0857 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was up 23 points at 5,843. In local economic news, the Westpac-Melbourne Institute ...