Resources drive Aussie stocks higher
The Australian share market closed firmly in the black after a stronger prices drove resources sector higher, helping to ovecome a negative Wall Street lead.
ASX lower led by financials, resources
The Australian share market closed more than two per cent lower, dragged down by the resource and financial sectors and a weak lead from Wall Street overnight.
Stocks bounce back
The Australian share market has rebounded, led higher by BHP Billiton and Woolworths.
ASX marginally in the red
The ASX was marginally in the red at noon, with gold stocks heavily sold off for the second consecutive day on the back of a falling gold price.
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Shares follow Wall Street down
The Australian stockmarket opened lower, following Wall Street and drops in base metals prices in London.
05/07/08
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Hope on interest rates offers fillip
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ASX close flat as bank gains offset
The Australian share market closed flat as a rally in banks and property trusts, triggered by a positive US lead, offset falls in mining and energy stocks.
Battered stocks pare back losses
THE sharemarket recovered from earlier losses yesterday but still ended marginally in the red - taking its lead from a rout on Wall Street over the weekend.
Six-day winning streak turns sour
AT THE close the ASX200 index was 53.5 points, or 0.95 per cent, lower, at 5571.5, while the All Ordinaries fell 49.7 points, or 0.87 per cent, to 5634.4.
Aussie stocks up awaiting US job data
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Aussie stocks gain as commodities rise
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US fears punish stocks
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Stocks follow Wall Street lower
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Skittish investors run, then return
THE Australian sharemarket closed lower yesterday, with a mixed performance among blue-chip stocks, as the Reserve Bank raised interest rates by 25 basis points.
Takeover talk lifts market
THE Australian sharemarket closed higher after being underpinned by gains in the resources and energy sectors, as metal prices rose and takeover activity encourage buyers.
Market sour ahead of long weekend
THE Australian sharemarket closed lower yesterday amid heavy losses from the financial and resource sectors as investors squared up their portfolios before the long weekend.
Slowing US still pulling stocks down
THE sharemarket finished the week in negative territory, with continuing fears of slowing US growth dragging the bourse lower.
ASX buoyed by earnings results
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