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US stocks have traded largely flat under the shadow of poor Chinese economic data and a slight gain in US monthly retail sales.

National property developer Stockland says its earnings will drop because of the costs associated with changes to improve its performance.

The Australian share market has opened lower.

The Australian dollar is weaker after a weekend article in the Wall Street Journal convinced traders to snap up the US greenback.

US stocks overcame a choppy day of trading om Friday and closed at fresh all-time highs as Group of Seven finance chiefs met in Britain to discuss economic challenges.

The Australian dollar has stabilised after plunging over night, hurt by a big pre-dawn rally in the US dollar.

The Australian share market has closed at levels not seen in almost five years as a weakening domestic currency boosted the big miners.

ANZ bank has stepped up home loan competition among the major banks, becoming the first in 16 years to cut interest rates by more than the central bank's move.

There are even less inflation hurdles for the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to cut the cash rate further, if need be.

The Australian market has opened higher despite weak offshore leads as the financial sector lifts local shares.

The Australian dollar has plummeted almost two US cents and could be on its way back below the 100-US cent mark for the first time in nearly a year.

US stocks fell on Thursday, as buyers took a breather after a slate of successive record closes.The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 22.50 (0.15 per cent) to 15,082.62.

The Australian dollar is higher after strong employment figures made the possibility of another official interest rate cut less likely.

The Australian share market has opened flat.

National Australia Bank's half year net profit has grown by 23 per cent to $2.52 billion.

The Australian dollar is nearly a third of a US cent lower ahead of the release of key monthly employment figures.

US stocks have continued their upward climb, riding positive economic data from Germany and China to new records.

The Australian share market has closed at its best level in almost five years, driven by record US market highs and positive Chinese trade data.

The Australian share market has opened higher after record highs were reached on Wall Street.

The Australian dollar has fallen to a fresh two-month low during overnight trade, before recovering most of its lost ground amid gains on US share markets.

The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average has closed above 15,000 for the first time as investor optimism about the US economy bolstered equities like Caterpillar.

The Australian share market closed lower but recovered some ground after the Reserve Bank cut the cash rate to a record low.

The Australian share market has opened flat as banking stocks slipped ahead of a Reserve Bank decision on interest rates.

The Australian dollar is lower ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia's interest rate decision.

US stocks have closed mixed, with Bank of America advancing strongly on news of a key mortgage securities settlement.

The Australian dollar is still higher after getting a boost from better US employment figures, increasing optimism about the America's economic recovery.

The Australian market closed higher as the resources sector staged a recovery due to a jump in commodity prices.

The Australian sharemarket has opened more than one per cent higher after strong US jobs numbers pushed American stocks to a record high and helped miners outperform the market.

The Australian dollar has pushed above 103 US cents on news of improvements in the US jobs market.

European and US stock markets soared to end last week, with the Dow, S&P 500 and Germany's Dax setting new records, as strong US jobs data for April revived confidence in the US economic recovery.

The Australian sharemarket closed flat as investors reap profits from booming bank stocks and some worries about global growth.

The Australian share market has opened one per cent higher.