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• Australia shares slip 1.3 pct on recovery doubts

  (Adds comments, details) By Denny Thomas SYDNEY, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Australian shares fell 1.3 percent on Friday to a two-week closing low, as companies with large export earnings, such as...
  - Reuters Finance News, Australia Friday November 20, 06:51 PM

• Aussie dlr bruised as investors lock up profits

  * Aussie hit by further profit-taking * Some analysts say more losses ahead in the near term SYDNEY, Nov 20 (Reuters) - The Australian dollar slid below $0.92 on Friday after more investors...
  - Reuters Finance News, Australia Friday November 20, 06:32 PM

• Australia shares drop 1.3pct to 2-week closing low

  (Updates to provisional close, changes dateline) SYDNEY, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Australian shares fell 1.3 percent to a near two-week closing low on Friday, as companies with large offshore earnings...
  - Reuters Finance News, Australia Friday November 20, 06:22 PM

• Oil steady at below $78, traders seek fresh cues

  * Dollar, yen hold strength amid weak risk appetite * Oil on track for 1.7 pct weekly gain, but still range bound * OPEC exports to rise in 4 weeks to Dec 5-analyst By Fayen Wong PERTH, Nov 20...
  - Reuters Finance News, Australia Friday November 20, 05:02 PM

• Australia shares slip on growth worry; banks down

  (Adds CBA, Baraka Petroleum) MELBOURNE, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Australian shares dropped 1.4 percent on Friday on concerns the U.S. economic recovery was losing momentum, while miner Rio Tinto (ASX:...
  - Reuters Finance News, Australia Friday November 20, 04:29 PM

• Aussie dollar finds support, still down for week

  __________AUSTRALIAN CREDIT/FOREX (0100 GMT) SNAPSHOT__________ FOREIGN EXCHANGE (against previous Sydney close) AUD= 0.9205/08 (0.9237/40) AUDNZD=R1.2579/89 (1.2522/36) AUDJPY=R 81.93/96 (82.31/38)...
  - Reuters Finance News, Australia Friday November 20, 02:09 PM

• Australia shares fall on growth jitters; Rio slides

  (Adds comments, stocks on the move) MELBOURNE, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Australian shares dropped 1.5 percent on Friday on concerns the U.S. economic recovery was losing momentum, while miner Rio Tinto...
  - Reuters Finance News, Australia Friday November 20, 01:28 PM

• Australia shares fall on economy worry; miners drag

  (Updates with opening levels) MELBOURNE, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Australian shares opened 1.2 percent weaker on Friday after Wall Street was rattled by concerns the U.S. economic recovery was losing...
  - Reuters Finance News, Australia Friday November 20, 12:28 PM

• Australia shares seen weaker on recovery worries

  SYDNEY, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Australian shares are set to open weaker on Friday after Wall Street was rattled by concerns the U.S. economic recovery was losing momentum, while softer commodities...
  - Reuters Finance News, Australia Friday November 20, 10:27 AM

• Australia shares up 0.2pct,buoyed by banks;IAG jumps

  * S&P/ASX 200 closes at 4,749.2, up 10.2 points * Banks, property stocks underpin market * IAG jumps on bid hopes, but analysts say unlikely (Adds analysts' comments) By Sonali Paul ...
  - Reuters Finance News, Australia Thursday November 19, 07:20 PM

• Aussie knocked by more profit-taking; bonds firm

  * Aussie slips as profit-taking persists * Bill, bond futures firm on safe-haven bid * Local three- and one-year swap yield spread at 7-mth low SYDNEY, Nov 19 (Reuters) - The Australian dollar...
  - Reuters Finance News, Australia Thursday November 19, 06:43 PM

• Australia shares up 0.2pct;banks, property stocks rise

  (Updates to provisional close) MELBOURNE, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Australian shares crawled higher in thin trade on Thursday, underpinned by the banks and property stocks after the top miners gave up...
  - Reuters Finance News, Australia Thursday November 19, 06:28 PM

• Australia shares flat; IAG up on bid hopes

  (Adds IAG, QBE, Brambles) MELBOURNE, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Australian shares were flat on Thursday, after the top miners gave up early gains and turned negative following a solid climb in resources...
  - Reuters Finance News, Australia Thursday November 19, 05:01 PM

• Australia shares trim gains; Hardie slips

  (Adds James Hardie) MELBOURNE, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Australian shares were flat on Thursday, after the top miners gave up early gains and turned negative following a solid climb in resources over...
  - Reuters Finance News, Australia Thursday November 19, 03:26 PM

• Aussie dollar pressed lower, bonds bounce

  __________AUSTRALIAN CREDIT/FOREX (0133 GMT) SNAPSHOT__________ FOREIGN EXCHANGE (against previous Sydney close) AUD= 0.9263/65 (0.9287/92) AUDNZD=R1.2475/92 (1.2469/86) AUDJPY=R 82.65/75 (82.76/83)...
  - Reuters Finance News, Australia Thursday November 19, 02:39 PM

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