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Share market rallies on Murray report

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
The share market is stronger, with banks rallying on the Financial System Inquiry's recommendation that banks hold more capital. Shares in the major banks and the small regional players are firmer, a day after former Commonwealth Bank boss David Murray's ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street's Dow and S&P 500 reached fresh record highs on good jobs figures. At 0748 AEST on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was up 27 points at 5,360. The Dow closed just ...

Banks should hold more capital: Murray

AAP  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
Australian banks should be forced to hold more capital to minimise their risk of failure and improve competition, the Financial System Inquiry has found. The final report of David Murray's blueprint for the future of Australia's financial system, released ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
... 5,341.7. On the ASX 24, the December share price index futures contract was up five points at 5,377, with 5,649 contracts traded. AAP cdh Headline: FED:Aust shares open flat

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street fluctuated, not moving far from its previous records after the ECB stopped short of announcing new stimulus measures. At 0848 AEST on Friday, the December share price index futures contract ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
The Australian share market has opened higher. At 1010 AEDT on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 25.1 points, or 0.47 per cent, at 5,346.9, while the broader All Ordinaries index was up 24.1 points, or 0.45 per cent, at 5,325.3. On the ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street made moderate gains as energy and commodity shares rallied while data boosted confidence in the economy. At 0844 AEST on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was up ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
The Australian share market is slightly higher in the wake of Wall Street gains but falls in oil, gold and iron ore prices. IG market strategist Stan Shamu says the market is lacking a catalyst to trade much higher. "The only major development from ...

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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 ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2014
The Australian share market has reversed some of its heavy losses after a strong bounce in oil and gold prices. The share market dumped two per cent on Monday as energy stocks tumbled in the wake of the lowest crude oil prices since 2009. Crude prices ...