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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2004
In Sydney today, Australian stocks are set to stumble after US markets dropped sharply overnight following comments from Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan that were taken to imply that interest rates there could soon rise. The Australian share ...

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Australian stocks should gain ground after blue chips on Wall St posted modest gains on Friday night, while base metal prices ended higher on the London Metal Exchange. Last Friday, a profit warning from National Australia Bank weighed down the Australian ...

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In Sydney today, Australian stocks could gain ground after blue chips on Wall St posted modest gains overnight. However, continued weakness in the price of oil and precious metals could lead to further pressure on resources stocks, which have fallen ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2004
... benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index, which hit a two-year closing peak yesterday, added another 2.6 points to 3458.5. Australian stocks will likely lose ground at the open following falls on major international markets overnight. By 0652 AEST on the Sydney Futures ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2004
... of 0.7532/37. It traded to a low of $US0.7511 overnight and opened on its high for a second consecutive day. Australian stocks should hold their ground after a mixed bag of results on international markets overnight. The Australian share market finished ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2004
... yesterday's close of 0.7578/80. Offshore, the currency traded between a low of $US0.7514 and a high of 0.7600. Australian stocks should take a positive lead from Wall St and open higher. The Australian stock market closed firmer yesterday, with the all ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 APR 2004
... 0.7640/45. The Australian dollar last week rose by more than two US cents due mostly to weakness in the US unit. Australian stocks should take a positive lead from Wall St and open higher, as investors take heart from encouraging jobs data released there ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2004
... $US0.7665/70 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7594/99. It traded between $US0.7531 and 0.7670 overnight. Australian stocks could post modest gains, after slight rises on Wall St where investors bought shares to neaten their portfolios for the end ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2004
... $US0.7533/41 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7491/99. It traded between $US0.7487 and 0.7559 overnight. Australian stocks should get a kickstart from Wall St and move higher, as investors anticipate positive numbers in a key US jobs report out on ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2004
... with yesterday's close of 0.7450/60. It traded between $US0.7436 and 0.7492 in the overnight trading session. Australian stocks are likely to be propelled higher by strong overnight gains on Wall St, where investors took the opportunity to buy stocks ...