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• Australia shares up 0.1 percent, resources gain

  WELLINGTON, June 25 (Reuters) - Australian shares were marginally firmer on Thursday as miners and energy stocks rose, offsetting weaker financials. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 gained 5.2 points...
  - Reuters Finance News, Australia Thursday June 25, 12:17 PM

• Australia shares up 0.8 pct; banks, resources lead

  (Adds analyst comment, stocks) WELLINGTON, June 19 (Reuters) - Australian shares rose 0.8 percent on Friday, with resource stocks gaining on firmer commodity prices and banks benefiting from a rise...
  - Reuters Finance News, Australia Friday June 19, 01:20 PM

• Australia shares up 0.6 percent; banks, miners gain

  (Updates to Australian open) WELLINGTON, June 19 (Reuters) - Australian shares opened 0.6 percent higher on Friday, with banks and miners leading the gains. The S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO was...
  - Reuters Finance News, Australia Friday June 19, 12:20 PM

• Australia shares firm slightly, Fortescue jumps

  (Updates Fortescue, adds banks) WELLINGTON, June 11 (Reuters) - Australian shares rose 0.5 percent on Thursday, with mining stocks leading the gains on speculation of Chinese bid interest in...
  - Reuters Finance News, Australia Thursday June 11, 04:04 PM

• Australia shares open slightly up; miners lead

  WELLINGTON, June 11 (Reuters) - Australian shares were fractionally firmer on Thursday, rising 0.3 percent with mining stocks gaining. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO stood 11.1...
  - Reuters Finance News, Australia Thursday June 11, 12:19 PM

• Australia shares down 1.3 pct; miners, banks lead

  WELLINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) - Australian stocks fell 1.3 percent on Monday as concerns over the economic outlook triggered selling in miners and financial stocks, while further capital raisings...
  - Reuters Finance News, Australia Monday May 18, 01:17 PM

• Australian shares dip, economic fears weigh

  WELLINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) - Australian stocks slipped 0.9 percent lower on Monday, led by lower resources firms such as BHP Billiton (ASX: BHP.ax) and financial stocks such as banks,...
  - Reuters Finance News, Australia Monday May 18, 12:29 PM

• Australia shares fall 1.5 pct; banks dip

  (Updates BHP/Rio) WELLINGTON, May 12 (Reuters) - Australian stocks extended early losses to be 1.5 percent lower on Tuesday, led by losses in banks and miners as investors booked profits after...
  - Reuters Finance News, Australia Tuesday May 12, 02:49 PM

• Australia shares fall 1.3 pct; banks dip

  (Adds details, comments) WELLINGTON, May 12 (Reuters) - Australian stocks fell 1.3 percent on Tuesday, led by losses in banks and miners as investors booked profits after the market's recent...
  - Reuters Finance News, Australia Tuesday May 12, 01:20 PM

• NZ dollar slips after RBNZ rate cut; bonds rise

  WELLINGTON, April 30 (Reuters) - The New Zealand dollar NZD= fell around a cent on Thursday, and hit a seven-week low against the Aussie dollar, after the central bank cut interest rates and pledged...
  - Reuters Finance News, Australia Thursday April 30, 05:57 PM

• Australia stocks up 1.1 percent; NZ's Nuplex jumps

  (Adds Nuplex) WELLINGTON, March 24 (Reuters) - Australian shares rose 1.1 percent on Tuesday, but eased off earlier peaks as initial enthusiasm over a U.S. plan to absorb $1 trillion of...
  - Reuters Finance News, Australia Tuesday March 24, 05:21 PM

• Australia stocks up 1.1 percent; Virgin Blue flies

  (Adds Virgin Blue) WELLINGTON, March 24 (Reuters) - Australian shares pared gains to be 1.1 percent higher on Tuesday, as initial enthusiasm over a U.S. plan to absorb $1 trillion of...
  - Reuters Finance News, Australia Tuesday March 24, 04:16 PM

• Australia stocks hit 2-mth peaks on U.S. bank plan

  (Adds analyst comment, stocks on the move) WELLINGTON, March 24 (Reuters) - Australian shares gained 2 percent on Tuesday, hitting its highest levels in two months, lifted by financial stocks on...
  - Reuters Finance News, Australia Tuesday March 24, 01:08 PM

• Australian stocks rise 2.6 pct; banks gain

  (Updates to market open, cahnges dateline) WELLINGTON, March 24 (Reuters) - Australian shares rose 2.6 percent on Tuesday, with banks and miners leading the gains on optimism over a U.S. plan to...
  - Reuters Finance News, Australia Tuesday March 24, 12:16 PM

• Australian shares rise 1 percent;, banks lead

  (Adds comment, moving stocks) WELLINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) - Australian shares rose 1 percent on Thursday, with financial and resource stocks leading the gains, as a surprise move by the Federal...
  - Reuters Finance News, Australia Thursday March 19, 01:35 PM

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