Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010
(Updates with comments, stocks on the move) MELBOURNE, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Australian stocks were up 0.7 percent on Tuesday, getting closer to a flat finish for 2010, with miners leading on firmer metals prices and a wave of merger activity boosting sentiment.
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Monday, December 20th, 2010
TOKYO, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average stayed flaton Friday, ending the week with gains of around 0.9 percent aslosses in trading companies offset gains in banks spurred byforeign buying and hikes in the real estate sector boosted by theBank of Japan's asset-buying scheme. After rallying about 12 ...
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Saturday, December 4th, 2010
By Victoria Thieberger MELBOURNE, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Australian stocks advanced 0.4 percent on Friday, making for a gain of 2.1 percent for the week, led by the heavyweight mining sector after a positive session for global equities flowed through to the local market.
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Friday, December 3rd, 2010
WELLINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Australian stocks advanced 0.6 percent on Friday, with heavyweight mining and banking sectors making solid gains, as a positive session for global equities flowed through to the local market. Reports that the European Central Bank was buying the bonds of ...
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Wednesday, December 1st, 2010
(Adds dealer comment, stocks on the move ) MELBOURNE, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Australian stocks fell 0.3 percent in morning trade after Australia's third-quarter GDP came in lower than expected, adding to worries about the widening euro zone debt crisis.
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Monday, November 29th, 2010
(Adds details) SYDNEY, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Australian stocks fell 0.4percent on Monday after weak commodity prices hurt miners andon investor concerns over euro-zone debt problems.
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Friday, November 26th, 2010
(Adds comment, details) MELBOURNE, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Australian shares rose 0.3percent on Friday, boosted by resource stocks after copper andoil prices gained, though gaming company Aristocrat Leisure<ALL.AX> slumped to a record low on a profit warning.
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Thursday, November 25th, 2010
WELLINGTON, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Australian stocks gained 0.4percent on Thursday, as a jump in commodity prices on the backof upbeat U.S. data lifted the key resource sector. Base metal prices firmed as strong labour and consumerspending data from the United States helped drive Wall Street[.N] up more than ...
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Wednesday, November 24th, 2010
(Adds dealer comment, stocks on the move) MELBOURNE, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Australian stocks fell 0.6percent in early trade on Wednesday, with tensions on theKorean peninsula and euro zone debt worries denting investorconfidence.
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Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010
(Updates with opening trade) MELBOURNE, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Australian stocks weakened0.4 percent in early trade on Tuesday, following offshoremarkets down on the euro zone's debt woes and worries aboutweakened Chinese demand for metals.
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