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Market wrap - afternoon

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2012
Australian stocks had a lacklustre opening after falls on Wall Street and in Europe. At 1018 AEST on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 14.3 points, or 0.34 per cent, at 4,319 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had fallen 14.6 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2012
SYDNEY, Sept 10 AAP - Australian stocks have opened firmer, with gains among the big miners offsetting weakness among financial stocks. At 1029 AEST on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 11.6 points, or 0.27 per cent, at 4,337.4 points, while ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012
Australian stocks have opened firmer, with resources companies leading the market higher amid broad-based gains. At 1030 AEST on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 36.3 points, or 0.84 per cent, at 4,349.2 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
The Australian share market has opened more than half a per cent higher as investors find value in beaten-down stocks. At 1009 AEST on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 27.9 points, or 0.65 per cent, at 4,306.7, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012
... Fortescue Metals was 33 cents, or 9.68 per cent, lower at $3.08 after it announced it had sold the power station at its Solomon mine in Western Australia's Pilbara region for $US300 million ($A294.02 million). The sale comes one day after the company ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2012
Australian shares have opened flat due to a lack of direction from the US after Wall Street was closed for a public holiday. At 1014 AEST on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 1.2 points, or 0.03 per cent, at 4,328.5 points, while the ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2012
Australian stocks have opened weaker, as disappointing Chinese economic data and a slew of companies that started trading without a dividend pushed the market lower. At 1031 AEST on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 24 points, or 0.56 ...

Variant Perceptions' variant perception

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012
... that is girth by sea. The 10% drop in iron ore prices over the past two days and reports of BHP's dumping of its Olympic Dam mine expansion may have given the report some credibility for now everyone and his dog that has a screen and mouse are in on ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012
Australian stocks have opened flat, with weakness among resources stocks offset by gains in defensive market sectors. At 1035 AEST on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 1.4 points, or 0.03 per cent, at 4,358 points, while the broader ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
The Australian share market has opened broadly flat following mixed leads from US and European markets overnight. At 1015 AEST on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 3.8 points, or 0.09 per cent, at 4,379.6 points and the broader All ...