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NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 08: Retired professional hockey player Eric Cairns (L) and professional hockey player Thomas Hickey talk to a trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange after helping ring the opening bell on October 8, 2015 in New York City. Various members of the National Hockey League helped ring this morning's opening bell. 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 solid gains on Wall Street.

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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange October 7, 2015. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

Australian market set to open higher

THE Australian market looks set to open higher after a rise in commodities prices set international bourses rallying.

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NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 05: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on October 5, 2015 in New York City. Despite mixed economic news in recent days, the Dow Jones industrial average rose over 300 points in trading today. 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 following a mixed performance of US equities as the US dollar weakened and oil prices surged.

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A specialist trader works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange October 5, 2015. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

Australian market set to open higher

THE Australian market looks set to open sharply higher, following rallies in US and European stocks.

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Specialist Meric Greenbaum, left, and trader Sal Suarino work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, Oct. 2, 2015. A weak report on the U.S. jobs market is sending the stock market and the dollar sharply lower in early trading. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Australian market to open higher

THE Australian market looks set to open solidly higher, after US and European shares rose despite disappointing US jobs data.

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Dollar lower ahead of key data

THE Australian dollar is lower ahead of the release of local retail spending figures and US employment data.

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Trader Fred DeMarco, left, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. U.S. stocks started a new month lower a day after the market wrapped up its worst quarter in four years. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Australian market set to open lower

THE Australian stock market looks set to open lower following a weak lead from Wall Street.

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NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 28: A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during the afternoon of September 28, 2015 in New York City. Stocks plunged nearly 300 points today, closing at just above 16,000. Andrew Burton/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Australian market set to open flat

THE Australian market looks set to open flat despite US and European stocks rebounding on hopes of more eurozone monetary stimulus.

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Information boards show the opening of the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) in Sydney, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015. The Australian dollar slumped more than 1 per cent to a low of US70.17¢ just before 7am AEST, its lowest level since April 2009. (AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING

Bloodbath wipes $60b from ASX

IT WAS a horror day on the Australian share market with levels dropping to their lowest in two years.

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Australian market set to open higher

THE Australian market looks set to open higher after US shares mainly rose following a report showing that US consumer confidence had defied expectations.

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Australian market set to open lower

AUSTRALIAN shares look set to open sharply lower after US and European markets tumbled following weak Chinese industrial data.

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Traders work in front of a board displaying the chart of Germany's share index DAX at the stock exchange in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on September 22, 2015. Share prices on the Frankfurt stock exchange fell more than 3.0 percent in midday trading on September 22, 2015, pushed down by index heavyweight Volkswagen, as it ploughed ever deeper into a pollution cheating scandal. AFP PHOTO / DANIEL ROLAND

Australian market set to open flat

THE Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street closed mixed with the market edgy due to concerns about global.

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NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 22: Actor Leonardo Di Caprio poses for a photo following a Divest-Invest new conference on September 22, 2015 in New York City. Leonardo DiCaprio joined leaders from the financial, faith and environmental spaces to announce major new divestment commitments and release a comprehensive data of assets divested to date. The group also announced commitments to also invest in clean energy alternatives. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

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NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 18: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on September 18, 2015 in New York City. A day after the Federal Reserve decided not to raise interest rates, stocks fell on Friday with the Dow dropping over 290 points by the close. 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 slightly higher after US and European bourses closed lower on global growth fears.

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A currency trader watches monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015. Asian stock markets declined Wednesday as a global sell-off given impetus by the Volkswagen emissions scandal was exacerbated by weak Chinese factory data.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Australian market set to open higher

THE Australian market looks set to open slightly higher despite Wall Street falling after data showed the feeblest Chinese factory activity in six years.

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The All Ords and Myer showing losses on information boards at the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) in Sydney, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015. Retail sales in the month fell 0.1 per cent, on a seasonally adjusted basis, to $24.31 billion, the ABS said today, with turnover lower than analyst predictions. (AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING

China fears smash share market

IT HAS been a horror day of trading on the share market, with Aussie stocks dipping below the key 5000-point mark for the first time in more than two years.

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Australian market set to open lower

THE Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street tumbled on worries about global growth and the burgeoning Volkswagen emissions scandal.

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FILE - In this Aug. 24, 2015 file photo, trader John Santiago, center, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, in New York. As stocks swung wildly last month, average investors pulled a net $9.8 billion out of mutual funds targeting U.S. stocks and put $9 billion in the money market during the week ending Aug. 26, according to the Investment Company Institute, a trade group. The next week, the market rebounded and they reversed course, sticking $1.8 billion into U.S. funds. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Australian market set to open higher

THE Australian market looks set to open higher after the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 rallied and European stocks lifted.

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Australian market set to open lower

THE Australian market looks set to open lower after US and European stocks fell following the Federal Reserve’s decision not to lift its interest rate.

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NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 17: A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange after the Federal Reserve chose not raise interest rates on September 17, 2015 in New York, United States. Traders had speculated for weeks over whether the fed would raise rates or keep them at near zero percent interest. Andrew Burton/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Australian share market to open flat

THE Australian share market looks set to open flat after the Federal Reserve’s decision to keep its benchmark interest rate on hold.

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NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 15: A trader work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on September 15, 2015 in New York City. Stocks ended up today with the Dow Jones industrial average finishing the day up over 200 points. 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, following strong gains on Wall Street and rises in commodity prices.

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NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 11: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on September 11, 2015 in New York City. The Dow was down 50 points in morning trading. Throughout the nation people are holding somber gatherings and memorial events to reflect on the 14-year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks that resulted in the loss of nearly 3,000 people. 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 finished with decisive gains on modestly higher US retail sales.

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Australian shares to open lower

AUSTRALIAN shares look set to open lower after US and European markets fell ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting this week.

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Australian market set to open higher

THE Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street finished a choppy session with solid gains.

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Trader John Doyle works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015. U.S. stocks are opening solidly higher as investors take their cue from big gains in Asia and Europe. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Australian market set to open higher

THE Australian market looks set to open higher following solid gains on Wall Street where Apple and some other technology stocks led the upward move.

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Trader Dermott Clancy, left, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015. U.S. stocks are opening solidly higher as investors take their cue from big gains in Asia and Europe. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Australian market set to open lower

THE Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street where a morning rally fizzled and Apple shares dropped.

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NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 08: A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during the afternoon of September 8, 2015 in New York City. The Dow jumped nearly 400 points by the time of the closing bell. 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 strong gains on Wall Street and in Europe.

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NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 04: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on September 4, 2015 in New York City. The Dow Jones industrial average finished the day down over 250 points, furthering losses for the week. Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Australian market set to open flat

THE Australian market looks set to open flat with no lead from Wall Street which was closed for the US Labor Day public holiday.

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Australian market set to open lower

THE Australian market looks set to open lower following Wall Street’s fall of more than one per cent after a mixed US jobs report.

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NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 02: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during the afternoon of September 2, 2015 in New York City. After three days of losses the market closed nearly 300 points up this afternoon. Andrew Burton/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Australian share market is higher

THE Australian share market has opened higher, after international markets gained amid respite from volatile Chinese markets.

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