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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
The Australian market has opened higher despite weak offshore leads as the financial sector lifts local shares. IG market strategist Evan Lucas said the Australian market had opened higher due to a strong start from the financial sector after Westpac ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
The Australian market looks set to open flat after mixed performances on world markets overnight. At 0751 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was up one point at 5,195. In economic news on Friday, the Reserve Bank of Australia ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
The Australian share market has opened relatively flat despite a positive lead from overseas markets. Early trading was marked by a drop in National Australia Bank (NAB), after it reported its half year net profit grew by 23 per cent to $2.52 billion. ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013
The Australian share market has opened higher after record highs were reached on Wall Street. IG market strategist Evan Lucas said Australian shares were off to a positive start due to strong overseas leads, especially from the United States. "It's ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2013
The Australian share market has opened flat as banking stocks slipped ahead of a Reserve Bank decision on interest rates. Economists are widely expecting the cash rate to stay unchanged at three per cent when the central bank meets on Tuesday afternoon. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following a mixed performance on Wall Street where the S&P500 reached an all-time high. At 0828 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 13 points at 5,166. In economic news on ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2013
The Australian sharemarket has opened more than one per cent higher after strong US jobs numbers pushed American stocks to a record high and helped miners outperform the market. Official US Labor Department data showed the US economy added 165,000 jobs ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after gains on Wall Street amid solid reports on housing and consumer confidence. At 0745 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was up four points at 5172. In economic news on Wednesday ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013
Australian stocks have opened higher as market players cheered strong results from Westpac and Macquarie. Westpac posted an 11 per cent lift in first half net profit to $3.304 billion and announced a special dividend of 10 cents per share for shareholders ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following strong gains on Wall Street after an expected European Central Bank interest rate cut and a surprisingly good US jobless claims report. At 0730 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures ...