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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower following a flat performance on Wall Street with investors mostly tentative ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's testimony in Congress. At 0805 AEDT on Thursday, the March share price index futures ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014
The Australian share market has opened flat following weak overseas leads from the US. Gains in heavyweight Australian mining stocks have been offset by falls in Telstra - which has gone ex-dividend - and fellow large companies Woodside Petroleum and ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat following falls on international markets after a report showing a dip in US home prices and on worries about China. At 0645 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was up one point ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2014
... points higher at 5,417, with 6,930 contracts traded. * National turnover was 367.4 million securities worth $970.1 million. AAP gr/cdh SYDNEY, Feb 25 AAP - The Australian sharemarket has opened higher after solid overnight leads from Wall Street. An ...

'Leaner' HSBC hikes profits, bonuses

BEN PERRY, AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2014
London-headquartered HSBC has controversially unveiled measures to avoid new EU rules on bank bonuses, drawing the wrath of union bosses. This comes after Europe's biggest bank managed a 15.5% A jump in annual net profits and warned about emerging markets ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2014
The Australian market looks set to open strongly higher after gains on Wall Street and European bourses fuelled by signs of solid business activity and stable eurozone inflation. At 0830 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
The Australian stock market is on track for a seventh consecutive day of gains, despite the negative impact of several high profile companies trading ex-dividend. The market had defied a mixed lead from overseas to continue to push higher on Monday ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street finished modestly lower following weak housing figures but European markets rose as traders digested mixed retail sales data out of Britain. At 0754 AEDT on Monday, the March share price ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
Positive reactions to earnings reports from several major companies have pushed the share market higher. Morning trade had been mildly positive despite a negative lead from US markets, IG market strategist Stan Shamu said. "We've started off fairly ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street after a survey showed that US manufacturing had expanded at the fastest pace in almost four years. At 0845 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was ...