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| Australian Markets Plunge to 2-month Low, Dollar Slumps |
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| 8:25 AM ET May 16 2012 |
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Australian stocks plunged as the index dropped the most in one day in six months and extended losses in the last two months. The dollar fell to the low of the year. BHP Chairman Jacque Nasser estimated commodities prices are expected fall further and the company may revise its 5-year investment plan of $80 billion. |
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| Australian Miners Down on Euro Zone Worries |
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| 10:08 AM ET May 15 2012 |
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Australian stocks eased on the growing confirmation that the euro zone is sliding into a recession and Greece is likely to face another parliamentary election as early as next month. Resources linked stocks declined and gold and energy stocks led the losers. |
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| Australian Dollar Falls Below Greenback Parity |
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| 10:02 AM ET May 14 2012 |
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Australian stocks gained as miners edged lower and the dollar fell to a new low in five-months and declined below parity with the greenback. The declined after comments from the central bank official indicating weak long term growths in Australian economy outside the mining sector. |
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| Australian Indexes Suffer Largest Weekly Loss in Seven Months |
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| 9:57 AM ET May 11 2012 |
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Australian stocks closed lower and suffered the largest weekly loss in seven months. China reported slowing but still healthy industrial production, retail sales and a steady inflation. Australian importers curb the purchase of online apparel by Australians on overseas websites. |
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| Australian Unemployment Falls to 4.9%, Stocks Rebound |
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| 9:39 AM ET May 10 2012 |
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Australian indexes rebounded from the one-month low after April unemployment rate unexpectedly declined to 4.9% as employers add more part time positions. News Corp third quarter net increased 47% and Murdoch family face more resignation calls. Leighton won $800 million infrastructure project in Queensland. |
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| Australian Indexes Erase 3-Weeks of Gains |
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| 9:01 AM ET May 09 2012 |
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Australian indexes erased three weeks of gains in the last four sessions as Greece and the euro zone regained investors focus. David Jones announced a restructuring charge and Billabong appointed new chief executive. BlueScope completed the repurchase of $300 million private placement notes. |
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| Australia Estimates Budget Surplus |
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| 8:55 AM ET May 08 2012 |
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Australian budget estimated cash surplus of 0.2% of GDP in the fiscal 2013 as the government attempts to spread the benefits of mining boom to low and middle income families. The budget is expected to return to small surplus of $1.5 billion after four years of deficit. |
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| Australian Indexes Dive 2% on Global Worries |
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| 9:32 AM ET May 07 2012 |
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Australian indexes declined more than 2% on the global slowdown worries after the election results in Europe. Australian retail sales were ahead of expectations in March but new jobs ads declined in April according to a private survey. |
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| Australian Lowers Growth Outlook Ahead of Budget on Monday |
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| 8:41 AM ET May 04 2012 |
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Reserve Bank of Australia trimmed growth and inflation expectations for the year and said growth in the mining sector were offset by the weakness in hospitality, retail and manufacturing. Australian government is set to target budget surplus in its latest budget on May 8. |
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| Australian Stocks Ease; Earnings Decline at Harvey Norman, Westpac |
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| 8:11 AM ET May 03 2012 |
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Australian stocks ended lower after commodities eased in international markets. Westpac said first half net declined 25% on the rising costs of bad debts and passed on only 32 basis points of the 50 basis points rate cut. Harvey Norman reported weak results. |
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AMERICAS |
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%
Change |
 NYSE |
7,988.02 |
0.60
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 NASDAQ |
2,874.04 |
-0.68
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 S&P 500 |
1,324.80 |
-0.44
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 Russell 3000 |
784.05 |
-0.48
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 TSX |
11,326.08 |
-0.15
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 Bovespa |
56,028.30 |
-0.50
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EUROPE |
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%
Change |
 FTSE 100 |
5,405.25 |
-0.60
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 DAX 30 |
6,384.26 |
-0.26
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 CAC 40 |
3,048.67 |
0.31
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 SMI |
5,872.73 |
0.13
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ASIA |
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%
Change |
 Nikkei 225 |
8,801.17 |
-1.12
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 Hang Seng |
19,259.83 |
-3.19
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 CSI 300 |
2,574.65 |
-1.63
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 Sensex 30 |
16,030.09 |
-1.83
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 ASX 200 |
4,165.53 |
-2.36
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 JCI |
3,980.50 |
-1.61
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 SET |
1,171.23 |
-1.12
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 Kospi |
1,840.53 |
-3.08
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 KLC |
1,536.04 |
-1.60
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Commodities |
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Change |
| Gold |
$1,540.3000 |
-$3.2000
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| Silver |
$27.1450 |
-$0.5050
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| Copper |
$3.4715 |
-$0.0235
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| Crude oil |
$92.8300 |
-$0.3900
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| Natural Gas |
$2.6310 |
$0.1280
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| Corn |
$6.2000 |
$0.2275
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| Wheat |
$6.3875 |
$0.3025
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| Sugar |
$0.2073 |
$0.0033
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| Soybean |
$0.0100 |
$0.0000
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RBA Minutes of Meeting
Aug 04, 10:49 AM ET |
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Reserve Bank of Australia in its latest minutes of meeting highlighted the risks to global economy decline have been reduced but “not diminished.” The central bank noted that economies in China and the rest of Asia (ex-Japan) are returning to more normal level. |
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Australia Trade Deficit Widens in May
Jul 02, 7:25 AM ET |
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Australia Retail Sales Rise 1% in May
Jul 01, 8:46 AM ET |
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RBA Minutes
Jun 17, 8:35 AM ET |
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Australian Unemployment Rate Rises to 5.7%
Jun 11, 7:58 AM ET |
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Australia Trade Balance Falls into Deficit
Jun 04, 9:44 AM ET |
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Australia GDP Rises 0.4% in Q1
Jun 03, 7:53 AM ET |
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RBA Holds Rate Unchanged at 3%
Jun 02, 7:29 AM ET |
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Australia Retail Sales Rise 0.3% in April
Jun 01, 8:55 AM ET |
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Australia Imports Decrease in April
May 20, 8:20 AM ET |
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Australian Unemployment Rate Falls to 5.4%
May 07, 8:02 AM ET |
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Sigma Pharmaceuticals Net Loss
Jun 21, 6:20 AM ET |
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Sigma Pharmaceuticals Limited fiscal year 2010 revenues rose 4.5% to A$3.22 billion and net loss was A$389.0 million or 40.7 cents a share. |
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Metcash Sales Up
Jun 01, 6:42 AM ET |
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AWB Sales Down 6%
May 19, 5:14 AM ET |
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Elders Sales Up 3%; Leighton Net Up 82%
May 17, 6:49 AM ET |
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CSR Net Loss
May 12, 6:55 AM ET |
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Incitec Pivot Net Up 33%
May 10, 8:17 AM ET |
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National Australia Bank Net Down 21%
May 06, 6:20 AM ET |
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Westpac Banking Net Up 32%
May 05, 6:24 AM ET |
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Orica Net Down 75%
May 03, 10:41 AM ET |
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Macquarie Group Net Up 21%
Apr 30, 6:11 AM ET |
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ANZ Net Up 36%
Apr 29, 9:40 AM ET |
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