Stocks bounce on bank rally 20th Dec 2008 Australian shares have ended the day - and the week - higher after the banks staged an afternoon rally.
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Shares retreat as US car plan fails 13th Dec 2008 Australian stocks retreated in afternoon trading after a $US14 billion ($21 billion) bail-out plan for car makers failed to win US Senate approval.
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Shares stumble on banks 12th Dec 2008 The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index lost 1.2%, or 42.7 points, to 3598, while the All Ordinaries index shed 1.1%, or 39.1 points, to 3534.2 [read more]
Shares cap a losing week 6th Dec 2008 Close Australian shares lost ground in the final hour of trading, capping another big losing week for the market. Energy and financial stocks dragged the indexes lower in late activity. [read more]