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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street regained some of the ground US markets lost last week. At 0645 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price index futures contract was up three points at 5,487. Locally, in economic news on ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
The Australian share market has opened lower after US markets fell on disappointing company earnings reports. The weak lead from the US had set a soft tone for Monday morning, CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner said. The US Dow Jones Industrial ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2014
... market has opened higher, following gains on Wall Street. Patersons Securities economist Tony Farnham said the gains in US markets on Friday night meant local stocks were starting on the front foot. Wall Street bounced back on Friday, a day after selloffs ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
... The Australian stock market has opened higher for the fourth consecutive session, despite a soft lead from overseas. US markets were closed on Friday for the Independence Day public holiday and European stocks mostly finished last week on a negative ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2014
The US central bank's decision to retain ultra-low interest rates has boosted the local share market. US markets reacted positively to the Fed Reserve's monetary policy announcement, with the S&P 500 index hitting a new record. "The US central bank ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
The Australian share market was weaker in early trade ignoring positive leads out of the US overnight. US markets scaled record highs following a solid report on US manufacturing activity, while European markets were flat on soft German inflation data. ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014
... slightly lower as weak iron-ore prices and concerns China's softening economy overshadows Wall Street's new highs. US markets performed strongly overnight but the iron ore price continued to fall putting pressure on the major Australian mining stocks ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
... note, led by the big banks, after an encouraging lead from the United States. IG market strategist Stan Shamu said US markets had risen on Tuesday following some good economic data, and the optimism had spread to Australia. "So, we've seen an okay start ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2014
... lower at $32.63. Defensive stocks and retailers were some of the only sectors in positive territory. Tech stocks led US markets higher overnight, helped by a truce in the smartphone patents battle between Apple and Google.

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
The Australian share market has opened lower after US markets came off record highs. The fall in US shares had driven the Australian market lower, although the federal budget may also be hurting stocks, Lonsec equities research general manager Bill ...