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Australia shares rise 1.9 pct on rosy RBA view
(Adds analyst comments) By Victoria Thieberger MELBOURNE, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Australian stocks advanced 1.9 percent on Friday, boosted by an upgrade to domestic growth forecasts by the central bank...

Australia shares rise 1.9 pct; banks, miners lead
(Updates with closing levels) MELBOURNE, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Australian stocks advanced 1.1 percent on Friday, boosted by an upgrade to growth forecasts by the central bank and better economic news...

Australia shares up 1.1 pct on global recovery bet
(Adds comments, stocks on the move) MELBOURNE, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Australian stocks advanced 1.1 percent on Friday, boosted by solid company earnings and better economic news that sparked a rally on...

Australia shares jump 1.5 pct on U.S. growth hopes
(Updates to opening) MELBOURNE, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Australian stocks gained 1.5 percent in early trade on Friday, boosted by solid company earnings and better economic news that sparked a rally on...

Australia shares seen up on economy confidence
SYDNEY, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Australian stocks are set to gain on Friday, boosted by a rally on Wall Street sparked by optimism over an economic recovery, though resource stocks may struggle after...

Australia shares end down 0.7 pct; miners, property drag
(Adds analysts' comments) WELLINGTON/MELBOURNE, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Australian shares fell 0.7 percent on Thursday, with miners and property groups dragging the market lower and health-care stocks...

Australia shares end down 0.7 pct
(Updates with provisional close) WELLINGTON/MELBOURNE, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Australian shares fell 0.7 percent on Thursday, with miners and property groups dragging the market lower as the U.S. dollar...

Australia shares 0.5 percent lower; Centrex leaps
(Adds Centrex) WELLINGTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Australian shares extended losses to be 0.5 percent lower on Thursday, with banks and miners mixed amid a market consolidation after strong...

Australia shares 0.5 percent lower;, Centrex leaps
(Adds Centrex) WELLINGTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Australian shares extended losses to be 0.5 percent lower on Thursday, with banks and miners mixed amid a market consolidation after strong...

Australia shares 0.2 percent lower, Transurban in play
(Adds comment, stocks on the move) WELLINGTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Australian shares drifted 0.2 percent lower on Thursday, with toll-road operator Transurban Group (ASX: TCL.ax) stealing the show,...

Australia shares open 0.4 percent firmer
(Updates to opening) WELLINGTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Australian shares opened 0.4 percent firmer on Thursday, led by miners as metal prices rose. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO rose 17.9...

Australia shares seen up but Dow retreat may limit
SYDNEY, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Australian stocks may rise on Thursday as resources firms gain on higher gold, oil and metals prices, but a late pullback on Wall Street after the U.S. Federal Reserve...

Australia shares close up as Westpac buoys banks
* S&P/ASX 200 ends at 4,540.1, reversing previous day's loss * Westpac Bank up 1.4 percent * Gold miners lead gains (Adds fund manager comments) By Adrian Bathgate and Sonali Paul ...

Australia shares close up after Westpac reassurance
(Updates to provisional close) WELLINGTON/MELBOURNE, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Australian shares ended up 0.2 percent on Wednesday, shored up by miners and three of the four big banks, after Westpac...

Australia shares turn negative; retailers dip
(Adds retailers) WELLINGTON, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Australian shares reversed early gains to dip 0.3 percent lower on Wednesday, as supermarket chains dipped on weak retail sales data. The benchmark...

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