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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2015
... sector are in the positive territory. "We're seeing some early positivity from BHP," OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said. "But that might be a case of the upward momentum that's been in our market for the last 12 sessions prior to yesterday." ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
... upward momentum has been tempered by the Reserve Bank of Australia's quarterly statement. OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said investors interpreted the RBA's statement as suggesting the pressure to lower interest rates further was not as strong ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
... pro-business policies. The strong US leads have lifted the local share market on Thursday, OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said. "Most sectors are in positive territory including the materials despite soft commodity prices," he said. "The banks ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
... continuing to lift the market on Monday, in the lead-up to the sector's earnings season, OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said. The market's expecting strong earnings from the sector with ANZ and NAB's results due later this week. "It has been ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014
... from gold, are kicking the mining-related materials sector. Bargain hunters are also absent, OptionsXpress analyst Ben Le Brun says. "We've got all sectors of the market trending significantly lower this morning," he said. "It's a really lethal cocktail ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
... dropping $1.56, or 3.9 per cent, to $38.12 by 1200 AEST - their largest fall since March. OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said BHP's plans had not been not well received by investors, but the rest of the market was helping to offset that impact. ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... miners and big four banks all post losses. The market has come off Thursday's sharp gains, OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said. "This is not unexpected considering yesterday's strong gains," he said. "Today will be about consolidation." He ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
... Friday night, or the announcement of additional economic stimulus measures from China, OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said. "Investors are extremely cautious about pushing this market higher, especially up to those fresh five-and-a-half-year ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
... slightly higher at noon. "We've run into some resistance around the 5,400 points level," OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said. Investors may be waiting to see if China will take measures to stimulate its economy, which would provide a catalyst ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
... after nervous investors reacted to a sharp fall in US manufacturing activity growth. Options Xpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said while the Australian market had rebounded after Tuesday's $28 billion wipeout, it was still underperforming compared to ...