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Market Sentiment +5
Reuters

Australian shares are likely to open flat, after rising more than 1 per cent the previous day, with a positive lead from Wall Street offset by weaker resource stocks after metals and oil prices fell.

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Market Sentiment +5
AAP

The Australian Share Market may open higher after US stocks gained overnight on a stronger-than-expected durable manufactured goods report.

Declines in all industrial metals prices may weigh on resource stocks, however.

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Market Sentiment +8
Reuters/AAP

Australian shares are expected to rise, after a drop in oil prices helped ease worries about slowing consumer and business spending, driving US stocks higher, though weaker commodity prices may pressure the resource sector.

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Market Sentiment even
Reuters

Australian shares are set for a flat open, after falling more than 1 per cent in the previous session, though a further rise in oil prices may buoy energy firms.

Trading volumes are expected to be thin as Wall Street and the London Metal Exchange were closed for a public holiday on Monday.

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Market Sentiment - 8
Reuters

Australian shares are set for a weak start, with sentiment hurt by falls on Wall Street, though stronger oil and gold prices may lend support to the resource sector.

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Market Sentiment 8
Reuters

Australian shares are set for a weak start, with sentiment hurt by falls on Wall Street, though stronger oil and gold prices may lend support to the resource sector.

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Market Sentiment 3
Reuters

Australian shares are set for a lacklustre start, with falls in oil and metals prices seen weighing down on resource firms, though gains on Wall Street are likely to limit losses.

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Market Sentiment -9
Reuters

NEW YORK, May 21 (Reuters) - Oil prices surged $US5 to a record over $US134 a barrel after a US government report showed a surprise drop in crude stockpiles, reinvigorating fears of a supply crunch.

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Market Sentiment -11
AAP

The Australian share market is expected to open more than one per cent lower after rising consumer price data in the US hurt Wall Street and metals prices fell overnight in London.

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Market Sentiment 3
Reuters

Australian shares are likely to end a four-session winning streak on Tuesday, with falls in industrial metals seen pressuring miners, though energy firms may continue to find support in high oil prices.

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Market Sentiment -1
AAP

The Australian share market is expected to open higher on a flat lead from Wall Street and higher commodity prices.

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Market Sentiment 11
AAP

The Australian market has received positive leads all around this morning, with Wall Street up markedly, base metal prices in London also very robust, and the futures index in Sydney also points the market higher.

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Market Sentiment 9
AAP/Reuters

The Australian market has received mixed leads from overseas overnight, with Wall Street up but base metals down in London.

But in Sydney, the futures index was up. At 0708 AEST, on the Sydney Futures exchange, the June share price index was up eleven points

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Market Sentiment -3
AAP

The Australian share market has received mixed lead from Wall Street, with the Dow Jones index down 0.34 per cent, the blue chip S&P500 index barely changed and the Nasdaq technical index up slightly.

But resources stocks may receive a boost from strong base metal prices in London Tuesday night.

The lead from the futures index in Sydney is mildly positive.

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Market Sentiment 11
AAP

The Australian stock market is expected to open higher on Tuesday, with Wall Street and base metals in London offering positive leads Monday night, and the SPI futures

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Market Sentiment -9
AAP

The Australian stock market is expected to open lower today, with Wall Street and base metals in London offering negative leads on Friday, and the SPI futures index in Sydney down slightly.

Markey Sentiment

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Market Sentiment +5
AAP

The Australian stock market is expected to open slightly lower according to the SPI futures index in Sydney, but Wall Street points the way higher, following a surge in global commodity prices.

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Market Sentiment -7
AAP

The Australian stock market is expected to open lower, following Wall Street and drops in base metals prices in London overnight.

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Market Sentiment +4
AAP

The Australian stock market is expected to open firmer on the back of a positive finish on Wall Street overnight and a surge in metals prices.

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Market Sentiment -7
Reuters

Australian shares are set for a flat open, with energy firms likely to benefit from record high oil prices, offsetting weakness in the financial sector.

Financial firms may come under pressure after their US peers fell on worries that Bank of America Corp , the No. 2 US bank, would scrap its deal to buy Countrywide Financial Corp , the largest US mortgage company.

Bank of America Corp, however, said after the closing bell on Wall Street that it remains committed to acquiring Countrywide.

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Market Sentiment +5

THE sharemarket is tipped to continue its recovery today, opening as much as 50 points higher, after US labour market figures eased fears of a deep downturn in America.

Investors this week will focus on the Reserve Bank of Australia's monthly board meeting amid expectations it will leave official interest rates unchanged.

In addition, house prices figures, jobs data and interim results from two of the big banks - National Australia Bank and St George - will provide an insight into the domestic economy.

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Market Sentiment +8

Market Sentiment

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Market Sentiment -7