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The Australian share market has opened higher.

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Gold has risen more than one per cent to a three-week high, bolstered by a weaker US dollar on declining expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates any time soon.

The Australian dollar has hit a one-month high on improved risk sentiment and fading US rate rise expectations.

The Australian share market has had a flat finish due to weakness among the major miners and big four banks.

The Australian share market has opened half a per cent lower

Stocks have broadly gained, helped by buoyant oil prices, a day after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen pushed back expectations for an interest rate increase without raising concerns over the strength of the world's largest economy.

The Australian dollar is sharply higher after the Reserve Bank held its cash rate steady and gave no clues about its next possible interest rate move.

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Gold has inched fractionally lower, but has held near the previous day's two-week high after the Federal Reserve further dampened speculation about an imminent US rate rise.

The Australian share market has given up earlier gains to close slightly higher after the central bank left the cash rate unchanged.

The Australian share market has started higher, taking cues from rises on Wall Street and after crude oil prices extended gains.

The Australian dollar has rallied as the greenback continues to be pounded on reduced odds of a near-term US rate rise.

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Stocks have gained on markets worldwide, while the US dollar edged lower against major currencies after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said US interest rate hikes are likely on the way, but made no reference to the timing of any increase.

The share market has clawed back some of its recent losses to end its worst week in two months on a positive note.

The Australian share market has opened higher, buoyed by major financial, mining and retail companies.

The Australian dollar is flat on mixed economic data.

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Wall Street closed slightly higher, as fresh data gave a rosier view of the economy and further gains for healthcare shares countered declines in energy names.

The mining giants and major banks have dragged the share market to its third consecutive day of falls.

The Australian share market has opened flat.

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Gold has turned negative, as the US dollar briefly pared losses following US manufacturing data and US equities came off their lows, while the market tried to assess how close the Federal Reserve is to raising interest rates.

The Australian dollar is flat on mixed US markets.

US stock prices rose slightly on the back of a late rebound in oil prices and an encouraging economic report from the Federal Reserve, but equity prices in other major world markets fell on worrisome Chinese and European factory data.

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The share market has fallen after surprisingly strong economic growth figures cast doubts on the prospects of another interest rate cut.

The Australian share market has opened around one per cent lower

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Spot gold has risen one per cent, rebounding from the prior session's three-and-a-half-month low, but remains on track for its biggest monthly decline since November on US dollar strength and growing expectations of an imminent Federal Reserve interest rate rise.

The S&P 500 wrapped up its third straight month of gains on a flat note as weaker energy shares countered a rise in safe-haven utilities.