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...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Friday November 6, 2009, 4:50 pm
Aussie dollar basks in RBA's bright outlook
* Aussie boosted by a very bullish RBA outlook
* Climbs to three-month highs against NZ$
* Bond futures ease, rates to rise for long time to come
SYDNEY, Nov 6 (Reuters) - The Australian...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Friday November 6, 2009, 4:40 pm
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...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Friday November 6, 2009, 4:21 pm
Oil rises toward $80, eyes on U.S. October jobs data
* Market eyes U.S. jobs data for direction
* Few US jobs seen lost in Oct, jobless rate seen up-survey
* U.S. dollar steady ahead of October jobs report
By Fayen Wong
PERTH, Nov 6 (Reuters) -...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Friday November 6, 2009, 1:25 pm
Aussie firm on bullish RBA; 3-mth high vs NZ$
__________AUSTRALIAN CREDIT/FOREX (0130 GMT) SNAPSHOT__________
FOREIGN EXCHANGE (against previous Sydney close) AUD=
0.9114/19 (0.9022/25) AUDNZD=R1.2655/66 (1.2573/87)
AUDJPY=R 82.72/76 (81.49/56)...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Friday November 6, 2009, 12:32 pm
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...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Friday November 6, 2009, 11:13 am
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...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Friday November 6, 2009, 10:19 am
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...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Friday November 6, 2009, 8:33 am
Australia shares end down 0.7 pct; miners, property drag
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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...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Thursday November 5, 2009, 5:49 pm
Aussie dlr off highs, but yield appeal supports
* Aussie pulls back to track gold, stocks lower
* Markers awaiting speech by RBA chief at 0855 GMT
* Bond futures stay in the red
SYDNEY, Nov 5 (Reuters) - The Australian dollar gave up
some...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Thursday November 5, 2009, 5:04 pm
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...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Thursday November 5, 2009, 4:50 pm
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...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Thursday November 5, 2009, 1:46 pm
Aussie steady before RBA chief speaks; bonds ease
__________AUSTRALIAN CREDIT/FOREX (0130 GMT) SNAPSHOT__________
FOREIGN EXCHANGE (against previous Sydney close) AUD=
0.9085/88 (0.9022/25) AUDNZD=R1.2616/29 (1.2511/33)
AUDJPY=R 82.22/28 (81.49/56)...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Thursday November 5, 2009, 12:35 pm
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...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Thursday November 5, 2009, 10:14 am
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...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Thursday November 5, 2009, 8:41 am
