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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 13: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on November 13, 2015 in New York City. As U.S. stocks fell Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 203 points to 17245. Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Shares open lower after Paris attacks

AUSTRALIAN shares have slumped in early trade, opening more than one per cent lower after the deadly terrorist attacks in Paris.

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Traders Mathias Roberts, left, and Edward Curran work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015. Stocks are inching lower in early trading Tuesday, extending a slump that has brought the market lower for the past four trading days. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Australian market set to open lower

THE Australian market looks set to open lower after US shares mainly fell with a drop in oil prices weighing on energy stocks and limiting gains.

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Australian market set to open lower

THE Australian market looks set to open sharply lower after Wall Street dropped following falls in commodity prices.

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Specialist Meric Greenbaum, left, and trader John Liotti work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015. Stocks are inching lower in early trading Tuesday, extending a slump that has brought the market lower for the past four trading days. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Australian market set to open flat

THE Australian market looks set to open flat following falls in European stocks and a mixed performance on Wall Street.

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Share market takes $30 billion hit

THE Australian sharemarket has endured a $30 billion bloodbath, as resource stocks took a hammering in wake of BHP’s Brazilian mine disaster.

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Trader Gregory Rowe, center, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Nov. 2, 2015. Stocks opened slightly higher on Wall Street as the market comes off its biggest monthly gain in four years. Health care stocks were among the early winners. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Australian market set to open lower

THE Australian market looks set to open lower after falls on US and European stocks as investors brace for a US interest-rate rise.

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Trader Brandon Barb works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Nov. 2, 2015. Stocks opened slightly higher on Wall Street as the market comes off its biggest monthly gain in four years. Health care stocks were among the early winners. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Australian market set to open lower

THE Australian market looks set to open lower despite Wall Street closing mainly higher following better-than-expected jobs data.

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Shares are stretching our patience

AN unhappy anniversary for the sharemarket passed this month, but your best bet may be to stay the course and wait for that elusive market rebound.

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Trader Kevin Lodewick, center, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Nov. 2, 2015. Stocks opened slightly higher on Wall Street as the market comes off its biggest monthly gain in four years. Health care stocks were among the early winners. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Australian share market is flat

THE Australian share market is flat in early trade as the banks offset losses in the minerals sector.

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Australian market set to open up

THE Australian market looks set to open fractionally higher following falls on Wall Street.

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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 02: A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on November 2, 2015 in New York City. After the opening bell this morning Hewlett Packard officially split into two companies, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, focused on businesses and HP, Inc, focused on consumers. Andrew Burton/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Australian market set to open higher

THE Australian market looks set to open higher following lifts in US and European.

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Australian market set to open higher

THE Australian market looks set to open higher following a strong performance on Wall Street on the back of strong earnings reports.

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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange October 30, 2015. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

Australian market set to open lower

THE Australian market looks set to open lower after US and European stocks finished October on a down note, although bourses were up for the month.

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The shares you wish you’d bought

YOU’VE probably bought their products, but you’ll wish you’d nabbed a stake in this Australian company, whose share price tripled in four months.

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Trader John Panin, left, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015. Stocks are edging lower Thursday morning, giving back some of the gains they made the day before. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Australian market set to open lower

THE Australian market looks set to open lower after European stocks fell and Wall Street traded flat.

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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the opening bell in New York, October 28, 2015. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

Australian market set to open higher

THE Australian market looks set to follow European and US stocks higher at the open, after the Federal Reserve held tight on its near-zero interest rate.

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Trader Greg Mulligan works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, Oct. 23, 2015. Technology shares are surging in early trading after several big-name companies reported big earnings gains. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Australian market set to open lower

THE Australian market looks set to open lower, following the negative lead of US and European stocks ahead of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision.

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Specialist James Sciulli, right, works with traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, Oct. 23, 2015. Technology shares are surging in early trading after several big-name companies reported big earnings gains. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Australian market set to open flat

THE Australian market looks set to open flat after US and European stocks mainly fell as investors booked gains ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting.

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FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2015 file photo, traders Edward Curran, left, and Robert Arciero work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The markets have rallied since late September. Investors were relieved when the Federal Reserve held off on raising interest rates in September and many now expect rates won’t go up this year. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Australian market set to open higher

THE Australian market looks set to open higher after a strong performance on Wall Street which was led higher by strong earnings from tech stocks.

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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the opening of the markets in New York October 22, 2015. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

Australian market set to open higher

THE Australian market looks set to open higher after US and European shares lifted.

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NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 21: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange after Ferrari Automotive Company's IPO on October 21, 2015 in New York City. Ferrari will trade under the symbol RACE. Andrew Burton/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 mixed performance on international markets overnight.

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Traders gather at the post that trade Hewlett-Packard on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange October 19, 2015. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

Australian market set to open lower

THE Australian market looks set to open lower following falls in US and European stocks as investors continue to fret over China.

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Erik Metanomski, founder of Lanyon Asset Management, pictured at his office in Sydney.

Saying ‘no’ can make you a success

AVOIDING losing stocks is just as important as picking a winner — now one of Australia’s most successful investment fund managers gives his tips.

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Australian market set to open flat

THE Australian market looks set to open flat after US and European shares fell following disappointing Chinese industrial output figures.

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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange October 16, 2015. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

Australian market set to open higher

THE Australian market looks set to open higher following lifts on US and European markets.

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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange October 15, 2015. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

Banks lift Australian shares higher

A STRONG rally among the big four banks and a positive Wall Street session overnight have led the Australian share market higher on Friday.

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A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the opening of the markets in New York October 14, 2015. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

Australian market set to open lower

THE Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street stocks fell on the back of some disappointing US retail spending figures.

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Specialist James Sciulli, right, works with traders at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015. Stocks are opening slightly lower, breaking a winning streak, as traders worried about weak Chinese trade figures. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Australian market set to open lower

THE Australian market looks set to open lower following falls in overseas stocks on the back of some disappointing Chinese international trade data.

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NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 08: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during the morning of October 8, 2015 in New York City. Representatives of the National Hockey League rang this morning's opening bell. Andrew Burton/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Australian market set to open lower

THE Australian market looks set to open lower as traders take profits following last week’s strong gains.

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Australian market set to open lower

THE Australian market is set for a slow start after its best week in almost four years.

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