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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
... the federal budget, which will be an overall negative for gross domestic production growth moving forward." A rise in commodity prices overnight helped buffer some mining stocks, he said. At 1020 AEST, BHP Billiton was nine cents higher at $38.39 while ...

Timely market surge for a tough budget

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
... 11-Week High as Mining Shares Rally. Indian Stocks Climb to a Record Before Exit Polls. Ibovespa Gains Most in Americas as Commodity Rally Drives Vale. Europe Stocks Rise to Six-Year High; Mining Stocks Rally. China Stocks Rise Most in Seven Weeks on ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
... while Coca-Cola Amatil holds its annual general meeting. In Australia, the market on Monday lost ground due to weaker commodity prices. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 12.4 points, or 0.23 per cent, at 5,448.4 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014
... Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia) has its annual general meeting. In Australia, the market on Thursday fell as weaker commodity prices and concerns that banks may be over-priced caused falls in the heavyweight sectors. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
... National Commission of Audit report is due to be released. The Reserve Bank of Australia will release the April index of commodity prices, the Australian Bureau of Statistics will release the March quarter international trade price indexes and the Australian ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
... cents lower at $35.83 and National Australia Bank had fallen 16 cents to $35.83. Mining stocks are under pressure after commodity prices fell, including base metals, iron ore and gold. BHP Billiton had fallen 19.5 cents to $37.675, Rio Tinto was 64 cents ...

Bloomberg takes over UBS commodities indices

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2014
... UBS to allow its index business responsibility for governance, calculation, distribution and licensing of the bank's commodity indexes. From 1 July, the indexes will be renamed from the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Family to the Bloomberg Commodity ...

FBI launches probe into high speed traders

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
... (HFT) firms are involved in insider trading. According to reports, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission are looking into ties between high-speed traders and major exchanges, examining whether the firms ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2014
... Australia holds its monthly board meeting to make its interest rate decision. It also is due to release its index of commodity prices for March. The Dun and Bradstreet business expectations survey is due out, as is the Australian Industry Group's performance ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2014
... No major equities news is expected. In Australia, the market on Friday ended the week on a positive note, as stronger commodity prices boosted the resources sector and the major banks also rose. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 16.8 points, or 0.31 ...