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Trader Edward Curran works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, June 13, 2016. Microsoft said Monday that it is buying professional networking service site LinkedIn for about $26.2 billion. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Australian market set to open lower

THE Australian market looks set to open lower following a stumble on Wall Street as tech stalwarts dragged on indexes.

Australian market set to open lower

THE Australian market looks set to open lower following a dip on Wall Street led by financials and lower oil prices weighing on energy companies.

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Australian market set to open higher

THE Australian market looks set to open slightly higher following gains on Wall Street.

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Australian market set to open lower

THE Australian market looks set to open lower despite a mixed performance on Wall Street.

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Specialist Michael Pistillo, left, and trader Timothy Nick work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, June 3, 2016. Stocks are broadly lower in early trading and bond prices are higher after the government reported a sharp slowdown in hiring last month. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Australian market set to open higher

THE Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street rose as Fed Chair Janet Yellen painted an upbeat picture of the US economy.

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Australian market set to open flat

THE Australian market looks set to open flat following falls on Wall Street after a surprisingly weak jobs report.

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Australian market set to open higher

THE Australian share market looks set to open higher after Wall Street closed in positive territory as fresh data gave a positive picture of the economy.

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Australian market set to open lower

THE Australian market looks set to open lower after mixed performances on international markets.

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Trader Gordon Charlop, center, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, May 24, 2016. Stocks are opening solidly higher on Wall Street, led by gains in technology stocks and banks. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Australian market set to open lower

THE Australian market looks set to open slightly lower, with no direction from Wall Street which was closed for a public holiday.

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Trader Gregory Rowe, center, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, May 24, 2016. Stocks are opening solidly higher on Wall Street, led by gains in technology stocks and banks. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Australian market set to open higher

THE Australian share market looks set to open slightly higher after a mixed night on Wall Street.

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Traders Frank O'Connell, center, and John Santiago, right, work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, May 24, 2016. Stocks are opening solidly higher on Wall Street, led by gains in technology stocks and banks. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Australian market set to open higher

THE Australian market looks set to open higher after another strong rally on Wall Street.

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Trader Michael Urkonis, foreground, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, May 24, 2016. Stocks are opening solidly higher on Wall Street, led by gains in technology stocks and banks. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Australian market set to open higher

THE Australian market looks set to open sharply higher after Wall Street surged more than one per cent.

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Trader Kevin Lodewick, center, and specialist John Parisi, right, work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, May 18, 2016. U.S. stocks are falling in morning trading. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Australian share market opens flat

THE Australian share market has opened flat following a poor performance on Wall Street.

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Trader Peter Mancuso makes his way across the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, May 18, 2016. U.S. stocks are falling in morning trading. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Australian market set to open flat

THE Australian market looks set to open flat, despite positive leads from major international markets.

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The information boards at the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) show the market down more than 1% in Sydney, Wednesday, May 4, 2016. (AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING

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Australian market to open lower

THE Australian share market looks set to open lower following a weak overnight performance in the US and Europe.

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NEW YORK, NY - MAY 17: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on May 17, 2016 in New York, New York. Expectations for higher interest rates this year resulted in a sharp sell off in stocks with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 181 points, or 1%, to 17530. Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Australian market set to open lower

THE Australian market looks set to open lower following a sell-off on Wall Street.

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NEW YORK, NY - MAY 16: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on May 16, 2016 in New York, New York. While global stocks stalled on news from the Chinese economy, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 100 points, or 0.6%, to 17635 in morning trade. Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Australian market set to open higher

THE Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street rallied sharply, juiced by a jump in Apple shares.

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Traders gather at the post that handles Globalstar on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, May 13, 2016. U.S. stocks are skidding Friday afternoon and heading for their third straight week of losses. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Australian market set to open lower

THE Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street fell, despite upbeat retail data.

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Trader Anthony Riccio, center, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, May 12, 2016. Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street as traders are encouraged by talk of more deals and some better news on retail earnings. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Australian market set to open lower

THE Australian market looks set to open lower after a mixed overnight session on Wall Street.

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Trader Greg Mulligan works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, May 9, 2016. U.S. stocks are starting the week slightly higher following two weeks of losses. Weak economic reports from China are pushing the prices of fuels and precious metals lower. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Australian market set to open lower

THE Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street fell with the Dow Jones industrial average suffering its worst day since February.

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Jonathan Corpina, right, works with fellow traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, May 9, 2016. U.S. stocks are starting the week slightly higher following two weeks of losses. Weak economic reports from China are pushing the prices of fuels and precious metals lower. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Australian market set to open higher

THE Australian share market looks set to open higher following strong gains on Wall Street helped by solid corporate earnings in Europe.

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Trader Anthony Riccio works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, May 9, 2016. U.S. stocks are starting the week slightly higher following two weeks of losses. Weak economic reports from China are pushing the prices of fuels and precious metals lower. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Australian market set to open lower

THE Australian market looks set to open lower after a mixed performance on Wall Street following a bigger-than-expected drop in China’s imports.

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Trader Edward Shreier, center, and specialist Mario Picone, right, work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, May 6, 2016. Stocks were slightly lower in early trading Friday after a report on the U.S. economy showed a significant slowdown in hiring last month, echoing weakness seen earlier in the week in Europe and Asia. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Australian market set to open higher

THE Australian market looks set to open higher after gains on US and European markets despite concerns over global growth.

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Traders Fred DeMarco, John Panin and Richard Cohen, left to right, work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, May 4, 2016. Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street as investors were discouraged by signs of weakness in the U.S. job market and some weak corporate earnings. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Australian market set to open lower

THE Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street closed flat, as investors turned cautious ahead of key jobs data for April.

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Traders gather at a post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, May 4, 2016. Stocks are lower on Wall Street following signs of weakness in the U.S. job market and some weak corporate earnings. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Australian market set to open lower

THE Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street fell, weighed down by tepid data on private sector US jobs and a retreat in biotech shares.

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