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• Aussie dlr holds firm, seeks confirmation on Greece

  SYDNEY, Feb 10 (Reuters) - The Australian dollar held firm on Wednesday thanks to talk the euro zone was close to a deal on aid for Greece, though confirmation was still lacking. * Reports of a...
  - Reuters Finance News, Australia Wednesday February 10, 02:26 PM

• Australia shares climb 1.4 pct on solid earnings

  (Adds details, comments) SYDNEY, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Australian stocks rose 1.4 percent on Wednesday, as stronger-than-expected results from BHP Billiton Ltd (ASX: BHP.ax) lured investors back...
  - Reuters Finance News, Australia Wednesday February 10, 01:26 PM

• Australia shares climb 1.5 pct; BHP jumps

  SYDNEY, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Australian stocks rose 1.5 percent on Wednesday, as a stronger than expected profit from BHP Billiton Ltd (ASX: BHP.ax) revived confidence in the mining sector after a...
  - Reuters Finance News, Australia Wednesday February 10, 12:35 PM

• Australia shares fall 0.4 percent; BHP stems slide

  * S&P/ASX 200 down 16.3 points to 4,505.1 * Financials index .AXFJ down 1 percent * BHP up 0.6 percent ahead of first-half results (Updates to provisional close) By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE,...
  - Reuters Finance News, Australia Tuesday February 9, 07:15 PM

• Australian dollar creeps higher as mood less bleak

  * Aussie edges higher with euro as mood lightens a touch * Asian shares escape worst of Wall Street selloff SYDNEY, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The Australian dollar edged cautiously higher on Tuesday as...
  - Reuters Finance News, Australia Tuesday February 9, 07:04 PM

• Australia shares fall 0.4 percent; banks drag

  (Updates to provisional close) MELBOURNE, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Australian stocks fell 0.4 percent on Tuesday, after a lukewarm trading update from Macquarie Group MQG.AX and concerns about sovereign...
  - Reuters Finance News, Australia Tuesday February 9, 06:30 PM

• Aussie dollar struggles to overcome investor caution

  SYDNEY, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The Australian dollar remained on the defensive on Tuesday with investors still cautious on the outlook for global growth and sovereign debt in the euro zone. * Aussie...
  - Reuters Finance News, Australia Tuesday February 9, 03:10 PM

• Australia shares fall 1.1 pct; banks down

  (Adds Bradken, Chemgenex) MELBOURNE, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Australian stocks fell 1.1 percent on Tuesday, after a lukewarm trading update from Macquarie Group MQG.AX and concerns about sovereign...
  - Reuters Finance News, Australia Tuesday February 9, 02:41 PM

• Australia shares dip; Macquarie knocked

  (Adds analyst comment, stocks on the move) MELBOURNE, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Australian stocks fell 0.6 percent in morning trade on Tuesday, after a luke-warm trading update from Macquarie Group MQG.AX...
  - Reuters Finance News, Australia Tuesday February 9, 01:25 PM

• Australia shares fall, Macquarie bank hit hard

  MELBOURNE, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Australian stocks fell 0.8 percent in morning trade on Tuesday, after a luke-warm trading update from Macquarie bank MQG.AX and wider investor concerns about sovereign...
  - Reuters Finance News, Australia Tuesday February 9, 12:37 PM

• Australia shares seen down; Macquarie in focus

  SYDNEY, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Australian stocks are seen lower on Tuesday, as investors continue to fret over the euro zone's sovereign debt troubles, with sentiment also cautious ahead of the rush of...
  - Reuters Finance News, Australia Tuesday February 9, 10:29 AM

• Australia shares inch up; global worries trim gains

  * S&P/ASX 200 index up 7.3 points to 4,521.4 * Banks and miners shore up market * JB Hi-Fi dives on CEO change, disappointing outlook (Adds dealer comments) By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE, Feb 8...
  - Reuters Finance News, Australia Monday February 8, 07:10 PM

• Australia shares end up 0.2 percent

  (Updates to close) MELBOURNE, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Australian stocks inched up 0.2 percent on Monday, as bargain hunters looked for opportunities after the market slumped to a three-month low last...
  - Reuters Finance News, Australia Monday February 8, 06:30 PM

• Aussie dollar softened by euro zone contagion risk

  *Aussie hurt by lingering sovereign worries *Aussie off seven-month lows against yen *Coal deal with China positive for Aussie longer-term SYDNEY, Feb 8 (Reuters) - The Aussie was on the...
  - Reuters Finance News, Australia Monday February 8, 06:20 PM

• Aussie dollar subdued, coal deal offers some support

  SYDNEY, Feb 8 (Reuters) - The Aussie was subdued against the dollar on Monday amid worries about the health of the global economy and sovereign risk contagion in the euro zone. * Aussie hovering at...
  - Reuters Finance News, Australia Monday February 8, 02:29 PM

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