Markets Live: ASX trims losses
Sydney Morning Herald
ASX-listed Skilled has reached a deal with private company Broadsword Marine Contractors to buy its business, which supplies equipment and boats to offshore oil and gas companies. Skilled shares are up 8 cents to $2.26 in early trading. Skilled will …

ASX shares fall 6% amid merger talk
The West Australian
ASX Ltd's $553 million capital raising has prompted speculation the stock market operator was clearing debt to free it up to take part in a big merger deal. ASX's shares slumped by more than $2.13, or 6.0 per cent, to $33.15 as they came out of a …

ASX announces $500m share offer
ABC Online
The operator of the Australian share market has announced plans to raise more than $500 million through a share offer. ASX Limited hopes to use the $553 million to pay off debts and fund expansion. In a statement, the company says it will offer the …

Northern Iron's share spike prompts ASX 'speeding ticket'
Proactive Investors Australia
Northern Iron (ASX: NFE) shares were on a tear yesterday, hitting an intra-day high of $0.115, which is more than double the $0.049 where the stock closed on Tuesday 11th June. Northern Iron replied to the ASX that it was not aware of any information …

A few dollars on table for ASX holders
The Australian
The ASX has also guided to a full-year profit of $346m – flat on the previous year and around the number the market expected – and a final div of 81c a share, taking the total payout for 2012-13 to $1.689 a share. The raising, by the way, moves the ASX …

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Fortescue: 3rd largest resource stock on ASX
Ninemsn
Fortescue Metals Group (ASX:FMG) has become Australia's third largest listed resource company, as gold miner Newcrest Mining (ASX:NCM) continues to fall. Newcrest has seen its share price fall 42% since early February 2013, after a string of downgrades …
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S&P reshuffles index
The Motley Fool
S&P Dow Jones, the company behind the stock market indexes that bear its name has announced the June quarter rebalances for each of its Australian indexes including the S&P/ASX 200 Index (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO). Companies are selected for the …

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Markets Live: Newcrest dives, ASX lower
The Age
10:15am: The Australian share market has opened half a per cent lower. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 23 points, or 0.5 per cent, at 4,748.8, while the broader All Ordinaries index was down 24.3 points, or 0.5 per cent, at 4756.9. On the ASX …

Markets Live: ASX nosedive continues
Sydney Morning Herald
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has confirmed talks are underway with the Australian Securities Exchange over how to handle a major slide in the value of Newcrest shares prior to this morning's slew of bad news from the gold miner …

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Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASX) Shares Cross Below 200 DMA
Forbes
In trading on Thursday, shares of Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. (NYSE: ASX) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $4.04, changing hands as low as $4.01 per share. Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. shares are currently …

Market Wrap: ASX takes session beating
Finance News Network
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed 66 points down to finish at 4,835. The value of trades was $5 billion on volume of 1 billion shares at the close of trade. The top three stocks by value were BHP Billiton Limited (ASX:BHP), Commonwealth Bank of Australia …
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ASX follows Wall Street lower
Sydney Morning Herald
… or 0.45 per cent, at 4,904.5, while the broader All Ordinaries index was down 25.7 points, or 0.52 per cent, at 4,888.3. On the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract was 20 points lower at 4,913, with 10,721 contracts traded. Making …

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Market Wrap: ASX lifts as RBA holds fire
Finance News Network
Shares in Perth-based ISS Group Limited (ASX:ISS) jumped more than 45 per cent after the information and technology company scored a takeover bid from US-based P2 Energy Solutions, offering $0.33 per share. Shares in Rex Minerals Limited (ASX:RXM) …
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All Ords and ASX 200 close down after last-minute sell-off on share market
ABC Online
All Ords and ASX 200 close down after last-minute sell-off on share market. Posted May 31, 2013 17:41:17. Related Story: Australians continue to dodge debt · Map: Australia. A late reversal of fortunes has seen the Australian share market close lower.

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Markets Live: ASX closes higher
Sydney Morning Herald
BusinessDay's Colin Kruger reports that Tom Waterhouse's decision to cut back his advertising blitz may force him to reconsider the massive gamble his bookmaking operation is taking to grab market share from the larger – and largely foreign-owned …

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ASX sheds almost $30b, Japan slumps 7pc
ABC Online
The Australian dollar and share market both had heavy losses today, but nothing compared to Japan's 7 per cent slump. Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index has endured its biggest one-day fall in two years, with most of the 7.3 per cent dive to 14,484 points …

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Market Wrap: ASX just ahead: Miners up, banks down
Finance News Network (press release)
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed 4 points up to finish at 4,975. The value of trades was $5.2 billion on volume of 888 million shares at the close of trade. The top three stocks by value were BHP Billiton Limited (ASX:BHP), Commonwealth Bank of Australia …
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Market Wrap: ASX bounces back
Finance News Network
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed 11 points up to finish at 4,971. The value of trades was $4 billion on volume of 748 million shares at the close of trade. The top three stocks by value were BHP Billiton Limited (ASX:BHP), National Australia Bank Limited …

Residential #property is usually a more stable investment than shares: Mark …
Property Observer
The share market is a daily rollercoaster driven by everyone from mum and dads to professional day traders. I am no share market expert but I know it is no place for the inexperienced or faint hearted. Just look at how volatile one day of trading can …

Residential #property is usually a more stable investment than shares: Mark …
Property Observer
The share market is a daily rollercoaster driven by everyone from mum and dads to professional day traders. I am no share market expert but I know it is no place for the inexperienced or faint hearted. Just look at how volatile one day of trading can …

Residential #property is usually a more stable investment than shares: Mark …
Property Observer
The share market is a daily rollercoaster driven by everyone from mum and dads to professional day traders. I am no share market expert but I know it is no place for the inexperienced or faint hearted. Just look at how volatile one day of trading can …

Markets Live: ASX sell-off continues
Sydney Morning Herald
On the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract was down 34 points at 4,939, with 11,099 contracts traded. Upvotes:2 Downvotes:0. Copy Link. 10:10am: Early take – stocks down early. ASX200 showing a loss of 0.5 per cent as markets open.

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Half a million investors have walked away from stocks, ASX finds
The Australian
INVESTORS have continued to cut back on share ownership, both directly and through managed funds, according to an ASX survey released today. The survey, conducted every two years, revealed that more than half a million people, or almost 3 per cent of …
Fewer Australians invest in shares: ASXFinancial Standard
Queenslanders falling behind on sharesNinemsn
Online share trading's popularity growsThe Motley Fool
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ASX closes lower for second day
SBS
… 1.52 per cent, weaker at 4,964.3. About $53 billion has been wiped off the value of the local market in the past two days, the ABC reports. On the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract was 87 points down at 4,983 with 52,008 contracts …
ASX gains despite offshore slideThe Age
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Market Wrap: ASX led down by Industrials
Finance News Network (press release)
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed 29 points down to finish at 5,180. The value of trades was $4.9 billion on volume of 904 million shares at the close of trade. The top three stocks by value were ANZ Banking Group (ASX:ANZ), National Australia Bank Limited …

Markets Live: ASX strong early
Sydney Morning Herald
On the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract was up 12 points at 5,204, with 9,118 contracts traded. Upvotes:0 Downvotes:0. Copy Link. 10:14am: Just before we have a look at what Aussie stocks are doing, Goldman Sachs overnight made …

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Market Wrap: ASX loses steam on sentiment drop
Finance News Network (press release) (subscription)
Newcrest Mining Limited (ASX:NCM) shares weakened today after the gold miner suffered a significant blow , with a NSW court voiding an exploration license covering 70 per cent of its wholly owned exploration area in NSW. The court decision falls in …

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Markets Live: Sell off hits ASX
Sydney Morning Herald
10:16am: The Australian share market has opened lower. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 8.4 points, or 0.16 per cent, at 5,200.6, while the broader All Ordinaries index was down 8.3 points, or also 0.16 per cent, at 5,177.1. On the ASX 24, the …

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Market Wrap: ASX feels weight of falling gold
Finance News Network
The Australian share market closed has come off the days highs to close 0.5 per cent up, with gold stocks taking the shine off the ASX's early gains with some solid losses. The Aussie dollar pulled itself off the canvas to rise from a fortnight of …
ASX closes in black but off highsThe West Australian
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