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AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2013
... before the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008, while the All Ordinaries index hit 5,259 points, also a five-year high. Mr Spooner said there were gains pretty much across the board on Monday morning. "It's a good strong start," he said. Mining giant ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2013
... rally. "The main thing is this has been a relatively positive set of manufacturing figures from Europe over night," Mr Spooner said. But Mr Spooner said it had been a relatively quiet start to trading as investors waited for the release of official Australian ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2013
... "Investors will be looking particularly at their (Rio's) attitude towards future investment and capital management," Mr Spooner said. At 1029 AEST in the resources sector, Rio Tinto was 44 cents higher at $59.04, and BHP Billiton was 23 cents richer ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
... per cent, to 90 cents after the company posted a 16 per cent increase in shipping volumes during the June quarter. Mr Spooner said the sector had been buoyed by comments from Chinese Premier Li Keqiang indicating the country would not allow economic ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
... I'm not sure we're really poised to really carry on in a strong way. "I think investors will stay fairly cautious." Mr Spooner said disappointing earnings reports from Microsoft and Google after the US market had closed on Thursday (US time) had affected ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
... financial services and consumer stocks leading the way. "The market is just waiting to hear what happens with Cyprus," Mr Spooner said. "The fact that we've got a firm opening following a fairly limited response to this threat (Cyprus) last week suggests ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
... mandate may not be forthcoming. "Over the medium term, that elevates the risks to the globe of some future problems." Mr Spooner said Australian earnings results on Tuesday would be unlikely to set the tone of the market, as investors focused on long-time ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
... in Europe may pay dividends," he said. But evidence of action would be needed before markets post a sustained rally, Mr Spooner said. "Investors may need more detail on the European arrangements or good news on major economies to push prices higher," ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2012
... global markets would trade around current levels following strong gains on Monday. "The market has made an adjustment," Mr Spooner said. "We've opened firmly but the most likely scenario today is there will not be much action." He said investors around ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2012
... Monday. "Our smaller move today reflects the fact that we are taking account of what we had already done yesterday," Mr Spooner said. "Traders and investors are just taking a pause essentially, I think the selling is starting to dry up a little bit at ...