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RBA minutes lift stock market

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
... flat, after the Reserve Bank signalled that it remains open to further cuts to interest rates. OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said the local bourse had swung upwards soon after the release on the minutes of the Reserve Bank's May board meeting ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2015
... sector is certainly the stand-out early in the session on some gains in the oil prices overnight," OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said Woodside Petroleum gained 36 cents to $34.87, Santos was up 19 cents to $8.85 and Oil Search was 15.5 cents ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015
... mining stocks, while a stronger Australian dollar had been a negative for some healthcare stocks, OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said. "The pricing out of a Reserve Bank of Australia rate cut appears to be having the biggest influence on the ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2015
... got tongues wagging... is potentially Iran coming back online with a lot of their production," OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said. By noon (AEDT) Woodside Petroleum had slipped $1.05, or 3%, to $33.99, Santos had lost 45 cents, or 6%, to $7.08 ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2015
... Australian market has started the session on a positive note, led by gains in the resources space. OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said the materials and energy sectors were the best performers. "That's unsurprising given we had a weaker US ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2015
... banks. "I suspect there is a little bit of buy the rumour going on - the rumour of the rate cut," OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said. "So we are a little susceptible at 2.30pm if we don't happen to get one (another rate cut). There could be ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
... supermarket giant downgraded its full year guidance following a 3.1% slide in first half profit. OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun says this is taking a lot of steam out of the market, with investors taking profits from the consumer staples, telcos ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2015
... a day where the market's really struggled to make up it's mind what direction it's heading," OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said. "We got a soft lead from commodities and oil prices, and uncertainty's continuing in the Greek debt situation. ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2015
... discretionary 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 ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
... the 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 ...