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  1. Greece talks 'quite difficult', eurozone finance ministers say

    Talks between eurozone finance ministers on Greece's last-ditch bailout request are "quite difficult" given the crucial need to rebuild trust with Athens, Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem says.

  2. AMP faces shareholder revolt over struggling China fund

    AMP is facing an investor over its China Growth Fund, a $500m listed fund that has dramatically underperformed its share market benchmark.

  3. IMF lowers growth forecasts but plays down China threat

    The International Monetary Fund downgrades its global growth forecast for this year, but also plays down the likely fallout from China's share market crash and the Greek debt crisis.

  4. Stocks bounce back after volatile week

    The Australian sharemarket made steady gains today following signs of recovery for Chinese stocks and hopes that Greece will get a new rescue deal.

  5. Home loan slide an early sign that APRA limits may be working

    The latest official figures reveal the biggest monthly fall in home lending since 2009 in an early sign that measures to tighten loan standards might be working.

  6. Tenants rejoice: Rents growing at slowest pace since 1995

    Despite recent headlines around rental "jumps", new figures confirm rents are growing at their slowest pace since the mid-1990s and the trend is down.

  7. Chinese property investors more cautious amid market crash

    The Chinese share market rout is making Chinese investors more cautious and a small number will have to sell their properties in Australia because of share market losses, real estate agents say.

  8. Iron ore high-grading by junior miners questioned by analysts

    Cost-cutting strategies being employed by junior miners to survive the crumbling iron ore price are being questioned by market observers.

Features

  1. Chinese investors hopeful

    Investors in China are hoping for more good news as the week ended with the country's stock market in the black.

  2. China fights panic selling

    Michael Every from Rabobank discusses China's attempt to stop panicked selling by retail investors.

  3. Intervention is futile

    The Chinese share market crash is teaching its government a clear lesson about its inability to stop market forces, writes Matt Sherwood.

  4. Worsening China crash

    China's share rout is now eclipsing Greece's debt crisis, and a leading analyst says the response of Chinese authorities is in large part to blame.

  5. Ratings and economies

    The disappearance of all political capital from both sides of the Parliament is a genuine crisis for the economy.

  6. Loyalty tested

    China's share crash is a test of the Chinese government's courage and the true feelings of the emerging Chinese middle-class, argues Kerry Brown.

ASX Quotes

Table showing ASX index quotes for today (as of Fri Jul 10 2015 16:11:00 GMT+1000 (AEST))
Index Opening Closing Change
5456.30 5478.10 0.4%
5471.00 5492.00 0.4%
1808.50 1813.30 0.3%
10624.00 10713.00 0.8%
6408.70 6419.10 0.2%
18309.40 18269.40 -0.2%
778.20 781.90 0.5%
8445.10 8572.50 1.5%
4692.00 4688.60 -0.1%
8481.90 8499.00 0.2%
2184.40 2193.70 0.4%
6358.70 6409.70 0.8%
2052.20 2055.30 0.2%

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