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ALL ORDINARIES 4997.500
 67.100 20/08/2008, 16:46:30 |
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(AE) Aus shares closing: ASX 200 UP 63.1 AT 4929.5  20/08/2008, 16:32:00 |
| Sydney - Wednesday - August 20: (RWE Aust Business News) - TheAustralian sharemarket closed higher today, defying the 131-point drop onWall Street overnight as investors snapped up mining and other materialsstocks. |
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(WS) World Summary: MARKETS PRESSURED BY INFLATION DATA  20/08/2008, 08:17:00 |
| Sydney - Wednesday - August 20: (RWE Aust Business News) - WallStreet investors had a double dose of bad news to contend with, aftereconomic data showed wholesale inflation was on the increase whilst housestarts were falling. |
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| Most Requested |
| Code |
Issuer |
Last |
| BHP |
BHP BILLITON LIMITED |
38.730 |
| TFS |
TRANZACT FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED |
0.000 |
| TLS |
TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED. |
4.430 |
| OSH |
OIL SEARCH LIMITED |
5.400 |
| CCL |
COCA-COLA AMATIL LIMITED |
8.340 |
| ADA |
ADACEL TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED |
0.000 |
| CBH |
CBH RESOURCES LIMITED |
0.110 |
| AGX |
AGENIX LIMITED |
0.017 |
| EXT |
EXTRACT RESOURCES LTD |
0.920 |
| CTO |
CITIGOLD CORPORATION LIMITED |
0.180 |
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| Top Gainers |
| Code |
Issuer |
Gain |
| ACU |
AVANTOGEN LIMITED (FPO) |
100.00 % |
| BRO |
BROAD INVESTMENTS LIMITED (FPO) |
100.00 % |
| SPP |
SOUTHERN PACIFIC PETROLEUM NL (FPO) |
50.00 % |
| ALE |
ALEXANDERS SECURITIES LIMITED (FPO) |
47.82 % |
| TSF |
TOTAL STAFFING SOLUTIONS LIMITED (FPO) |
33.33 % |
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| Market Overview |
| Code |
Last |
Change |
| Dow Jones |
11,348.55 |
-130.84  |
| NASDAQ |
2,384.36 |
-32.62  |
| Nikkei |
12,865.06 |
-300.39  |
| Hang Seng |
20,484.37 |
-446.30  |
| SP 500 |
1,266.69 |
-11.91  |
| AUD/US |
0.87 to the USD
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| Gold |
813.25 US/oz
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Overnight market as at 11am (Sydney)
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