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Well received earnings reports from Woolworths, Coca-Cola Amatil and private hospital operator Healthscope have helped lift the share market.

Australian shares are flat on the negative side with profit taking in mining and energy stocks and Commonwealth Bank going ex-dividend offsetting some solid corporate results.

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Oil prices are up one per cent after touching three-week highs on OPEC's optimism for greater compliance with its deal with other producers, including Russia, to curb output in an effort to clear a glut that has weighed on the market.

The Australian dollar is up against its US counterpart despite the greenback moving broadly higher following hawkish comments from Federal Reserve officials, and finding support amid European political uncertainty.

Gold prices have pared losses on weaker-than-expected US economic data, after falling 1 per cent on renewed expectations of an increase in US interest rates next month that pushed the dollar higher.

The share market has edged lower as a flurry of earnings reports resulted in a mixed performance from many sectors.

The Australian share market has drifted lower in early trade as investors wait on the release of the Reserve Bank's February board meeting minutes.

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The Australian dollar is up slightly against its US counterpart which has followed bond yields lower amid continued political uncertainty.

Oil prices has inched higher, as investor optimism over the effectiveness of producer cuts encouraged record bets on a sustained rally, although growing US output and stubbornly high stockpiles kept price gains in check.

Gold has firmed as the US dollar has softened, although trading was thin due to the US holiday and as markets awaited details on President Donald Trump's tax policy.

Australian shares finished lower on Monday, hurt by disappointing earnings results from logistics giant Brambles and engineering group Worley Parsons.

The Australian share market has opened slightly lower as Wesfarmers goes ex-dividend and logistics firm Brambles unveils a weaker-than-expected half-year profit.

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The Australian dollar is lower against its US counterpart, slipping back below the 77 US cent mark.

Oil prices have ended steady on the day but lower on the week, with US crude notching its first weekly decline in five weeks, as the market weighed rising US drilling and record stockpiles against efforts by major producers to cut output to reduce a global glut.

Gold prices have eased but have notched a weekly gain as investors opted for the safe-haven qualities of bullion due to uncertainty about US and European politics as well as the direction of stock markets.

Australian shares fell as losses across healthcare, resource and energy companies offset gains in some banking and real estate stocks amid another batch of company earnings results.

The Australian share market has opened flat, as strength in the industrials and IT sectors bolsters local shares against falls on Wall Street overnight.

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The Australian dollar is lower, dropping back below the 77 US cent mark, despite the US dollar weakening against a basket of currencies.

Gold has risen as the US dollar has weakened following a 10-day winning streak and investors take the opportunity to buy bullion as a hedge against political uncertainty in the United States and Europe.

A big drop in Telstra shares following a disappointing half-year profit result has weighed upon a relatively flat Australian share market in another busy day of company earnings reports.

Wall Street pushed further into record-high territory, with the S&P 500 notching a seven-session winning streak, helped by a round of robust economic data and ongoing optimism that President Donald Trump will cut corporate taxes.

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US crude prices have slipped in choppy trade, even as record high US crude and petrol inventories fed concerns about a glut.

The Australian dollar is higher against its US counterpart and the yen and euro, performing strongly following positive earnings reports.

Gold has risen as the dollar comes off its highs, shrugging off earlier pressure from stronger-than-forecast US inflation and retail sales that added to expectations for near-term US interest rate rises.

Strong investor demand for financial stocks, thanks to Commonwealth Bank's record first-half profit, has pushed the share market to its highest level since mid-2015.

The Australia share market has risen sharply, with gains broad based on the back of solid first-half corporate earnings reports.

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