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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
... Australian market also reaped the benefits of Wall Street gains led by strong US data on new home building. In the US on Wednesday the broad-based S&P 500 closed up 5.99 points (0.41 per cent) at 1,460.91, while the tech-rich Nasdaq added 2.95 (0.10 ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
... executive Alan Joyce is scheduled to speak to the Australian Institute of Company Directors. In Australia, the market on Wednesday climbed to its highest closing level since July 2011 as investors took heart from stronger US markets and fresh hopes that ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012
Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at noon on Wednesday BHP - BHP BILLITON LTD - up 41 cents, or 1.24 per cent, at $33.48 BHP Billiton increased production of most of its resources in the first quarter of the financial year, and has maintained ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012
... bourses on fresh hopes Spain will ask for some sort of aid and improved sentiment regarding Greece. At 0826 AEDT on Wednesday, the December share price index futures contract was up 27 points at 4,519. In economic news on Wednesday, the Westpac-Melbourne ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
... Paris the CAC 40 jumped 1.42 per cent to 3,413.72 points. The euro rose to $US1.2929 from $US1.2887 late in New York on Wednesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets and the euro fell as a Standard & Poor's downgrade of Spain's credit rating overshadowed an upbeat ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2012
... cent weaker, with declines in the materials and financial sectors leading the broader market lower. At 1029 AEDT on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 24.5 points, or 0.55 per cent, at 4,466.2 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2012
... John Dashwood is scheduled to speak at a American Chamber of Commerce lunch in Melbourne. In Australia, the market on Wednesday closed lower as investors took profits after the market on Tuesday hit its highest level in 14 months. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2012
... broad-based declines as investors offload securities in response to a weak global economic outlook. At 1216 AEDT on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 18.6 points, or 0.41 per cent, at 4,486.7 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2012
... European bourses after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) cut its forecasts for global economic growth. At 0814 AEDT on Wednesday, the December share price index futures contract was down 34 points at 4,475. In economic news on Wednesday, the Westpac/Melbourne ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
... both companies are in a trading halt. The spot price of gold in Sydney was $US1,778.50 per fine ounce, up $US5.18 from Wednesday's local close of $US1,773.32 per ounce.