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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013
... on that basis." BHP Billiton lost 13 cents to $34.64 while Rio Tinto shed 27 cents to $57.23. The two mining giants on Friday announced that they will spend a combined $US3 billion ($A3.26 billion) to build a new desalination plant at the Escondida mine ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013
... set to open flat despite Wall Street finishing higher with surging Facebook shares boosting sentiment. At 0754 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was down one point at 4,992. No major economic news is expected on Friday. ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
... 1,695.53. The tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index added 12.77 (0.36 per cent) at 3,600.39, regaining a bit of ground it lost after Friday's sell-off in tech shares. Investors were unimpressed by the most recent batch of earnings reports on Monday. The group ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
... China will lift controls on lending interest rates. The ASX200 index is back above 5000 points as the market rebounds from Friday's losses. IG market strategist Chris Weston said the market received a boost from news China's central bank will give lenders ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
... 1,692.09, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index fell 23.66 (0.66) to 3,587.61. With no significant economic reports, Friday's trade was dominated by earnings results. Although weak revenue growth remains a concern, earnings are "basically on track," ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
... resources sector's performance. Santos shares were down 36 cents to $13.90 after the company cut its production forecasts on Friday. BHP Billiton shares were slightly higher, up five cents, to $34.27, while Rio Tinto was up 36 cents at $57.06. Fortescue ...

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LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
... set to open higher after gains on Wall Street with the Dow and the S&P 500 again reaching record highs. At 0756 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was up 20 points at 4,972. No major economic news is expected on Friday. ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
... data showed on Monday, a second slowdown in growth in a row. The euro fell to $US1.3058 from $US1.3066 late in New York on Friday. HONG KONG - Asian markets rose after China released data showing the world's second largest economy grew in line with expectations ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
... and a rise in the US dollar. The positive mood in US equities came after US Federal Reserve board member James Bullard on Friday suggested the central bank should keep pumping money into the world's largest economy until inflation rose. The main focus ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
... sales figures for June. In equities news, Djerriwarrh is ex[ected to post ull year results. On the Australia the market on Friday, strength in the resources sector pushed shares higher, although the market lost some ground after China's finance minister ...