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Asia Roundup: Up on heavy bargain hunting

… 2.03 percent, to 834.55. SYDNEY: Australian shares closed 1.0 per cent higher. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index rose 36.4 points to 3,640.7. National turnover was 1.2 billion shares worth …

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Wall Street Higher on Hopes for Auto Bailout

… percent. Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average finished higher by 3.2 percent and the S&P/ASX 200 index in Sydney 1 percent. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index rose …

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Australians lose faith in sharemarket

… as the global financial crisis continues to smash other investments, particularly stocks. Australia’s benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index is down more than 45 per cent since the consumer sentiment report …

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US car deal revs up shares

… for its embattled car industry. Defying a negative lead from Wall Street, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 rose 36.4 points, or 1 per cent, to 3640.7 and the All Ordinaries …

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Australia shares rise on miners, CBA relief

… pleasant surprise,” said Justin Gallagher, ABN AMRO’s head of Sydney sales trading. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index rose 36.4 points to 3,640.7, after touching a low of 3,557.6, and …

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