Stocks close lower after US markets drop
The Australian share market closed lower after a big drop on United States markets and a surge in the oil price to more than $US140 a barrel overnight.
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. 
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Stocks recover
The Australian share market is still down, but is off earlier lows.
Gaza crisis helps miners and oil stocks
Mining stocks were leading the market higher as gold and precious metals
rocketed amid fears about global security as bombing stepped up in Gaza.
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Aussie stocks higher, led by resources
The Australian share market closed firmly in the black, driven by the resources sector after the commodities index recorded its biggest weekly gain in 33 years.
ASX closes lower after financials fall
The Australian share market closed lower after falls from the financial sector, with Babcock & Brown suffering a heavy loss amid a drop in interim profit. 
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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.
ASX edges higher as oil and gold rises
The Australian share market nudged a little higher after closing relatively flat last week as gold and oil prices rose.
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.
Aussie shares close higher
The Australian share market closed in the black after stronger commodity prices bolstered resource stocks and countered a negative US lead overnight.