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  1. Interest rate left on hold at 2 per cent

    The Reserve Bank of Australia leaves the official cash rate unchanged at the historic low of 2 per cent, but notes weak inflation may leave room for a further rate cut if needed.

  2. Energy, tech shares lead gains on local market

    The share market closes higher for the first time in more than a week, with energy and technology shares leading healthy gains across the board.

  3. Volkswagen scandal widens to include Porsche, Audi

    German auto giant Volkswagen denies claims by US regulators that some of its luxury brands including Porsche and Audi were also fitted with devices to cheat pollution tests.

  4. Home values cool as rates and lending standards increase

    The pace of house price growth across Australia moderates, with a small rise recorded across the major capital cities last month.

  5. Westpac confirms $7.8b profit, warns of tough times ahead

    Australian banks will be trapped in a "lower-for-longer" environment, squeezed by modest credit growth, increased competition and regulatory uncertainty, Westpac chief executive Brian Hartzer says.

  6. Any tax changes could not disadvantage those struggling, PM says

    Tax changes could not leave disadvantaged Australians worse off and would need to be fair, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull declares.

  7. China's manufacturing conditions continue to deteriorate

    China's struggling manufacturing sector continues to deteriorate with the influential Caixin Purchasing Managers' Index showing another contraction in October.

Features

  1. Computer learns from mistakes

    Built on decades of computer research, scientists are calling IBM's computer program 'Watson' the start of "the cognitive era".

  2. Woolworths' Aldi imitation

    As Woolworths forecasts a 35 per cent fall in half-year profit, its disastrous Masters hardware chain is only part of the problem.

  3. The battle for default funds

    For the banks who have long coveted the giant pool of money in default superannuation funds, a recent speech from APRA was manna from heaven. But consumers have reason to be concerned.

  4. Downturn bites

    Auctioneers are hard at work selling tens of millions of dollars of coal mining machinery for just a fraction of its original market value.

  5. Cup day cut on the cards

    It's on again; the betting plunge that accompanies the first Tuesday in November, and financial markets are betting on a Cup day cut.

ASX Quotes

Table showing ASX index quotes for today (as of Tue Nov 03 2015 16:35:03 GMT+1100 (AEDT))
Index Opening Closing Change
5221.30 5291.20 1.3%
5165.80 5239.20 1.4%
1848.40 1877.30 1.6%
8716.40 8941.20 2.6%
5957.10 6049.90 1.6%
18509.90 18805.70 1.6%
726.90 742.50 2.1%
7883.10 7957.80 0.9%
4840.50 4884.20 0.9%
8224.70 8289.40 0.8%
1923.50 1958.60 1.8%
6908.80 6978.90 1%
2088.40 2118.00 1.4%

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