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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after gains on Wall Street. At 0707 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price index futures contract was up four points at 5,604. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 75.65 points, or 0.44 per cent ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
... were also focussing on the earnings results season and the fact that iron ore prices were continuing to struggle, he told AAP. Steel products maker BlueScope Steel's shares were being smashed after it reported a full year net loss of $82.4 million. It's ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower after US stocks lost ground on Friday. The September share price index futures contract was down 10 points at 5,599. Wall Street stocks closed mostly lower on Friday night following a cautious appraisal ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014
The Australian stock market has pushed higher, following gains in the US and Europe. IG market strategist Stan Shamu said the market was taking its lead from the US and Europe, where markets finished higher overnight. "I think we are just tracking some ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher, following solid gains on Wall Street overnight. At 0658 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was up 10 points at 5,615. In Australia, company earnings season continues with ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
The share market remains at its highest level since the GFC due to well received company earnings and a positive lead from Wall Street. But it dipped slightly in late morning trade after the latest reading on manufacturing activity in China fell below ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after solid gains on Wall Street overnight. At 0654 AEST on Thursday, the September share price index futures contract was up 21 points at 5,527. Wall Street stocks have finished mostly higher as US Federal ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
The largest fall by BHP shares in five months is dragging the share market lower. After confirming plans to offload its aluminium, manganese, nickel and silver assets into a new company, BHP shares fell heavily, dropping $1.56, or 3.9 per cent, to $38.12 ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower, after there were falls in commodity prices overnight. At 0655 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract was down seven points at 5,576. Benchmark crude oil on Tuesday night fell ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2014
The Australian stock market is higher, following strong leads from the US and Europe. CMC markets chief market strategist Michael McCarthy said an engaging of concerns over the situation in Ukraine had helped boost global market sentiment. Wall Street's ...