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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
Australian shares are firmer as buoyant global equity markets boost resource stocks and investors rediscover their love of banks. The resource giants BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto are outperforming the overall market, despite a drop in base metal prices ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2013
The Australian stock market has opened higher following gains on Wall Street driven by good US manufacturing data and car sales figures. CMC Markets chief market analyst said the Australian market might be further supported by the news that China's ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street after solid US and Chinese manufacturing data and good US car sales figures. At 0818 AEDT on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was up 24 points at 5,414. ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013
The Australia market has opened lower following weak leads from Wall Street. The upward trend in equities markets has paused this week. One reason is that the Federal Reserve's statement earlier this week didn't detail how long the US central bank would ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013
The Australian market looks set to open flat following falls on Wall Street and most European bourses after eurozone employment figures failed to impress. At 0824 AEDT on Friday, the December share price index futures contract was up three points at ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2013
The Australian market has opened lower following falls in US stocks after the Federal Reserve hinted at when it may start to unwind its stimulus program. While the Fed's $US85 billion-a-month bond-purchase program stays in play for now, predictions ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower following Wall Street's negative lead after the Federal Reserve said the US economy was growing only moderately and still needed support. At 0820 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013
Australian stocks have opened higher after Wall Street's Dow Jones and S&P 500 both hit fresh record highs. IG market strategist Evan Lucas said the local market was benefiting from the US' solid lead, although trading volumes were likely to remain ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street as traders reacted to company earnings updates and US economic data ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting. At 0832 AEDT on Wednesday, the December share price index ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2013
... gains continue. "We are just seeing a little bit of tapering off I suppose, with the miners the ones lagging today," he told AAP. US stocks and European stocks were flat overnight but a two-day US Federal Reserve policy meeting is expected to maintain ...