Consumer Discretionary sector

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Consumer Discretionary Movement

52-week low

1169.4

52-week high

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52-week range

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Latest news in Consumer Discretionary

Aust stocks open higher

MAY 14, 2012

Local stocks have opened firmer with market players buoyed by the Chinese central bank's actions to support lending in one of Australia's key trading partners.

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Aust stocks lower at noon

MAY 04, 2012

Australian stocks remained weaker at noon as investors reduced their exposure to riskier investments ahead of the release of important economic data in the United States.

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ASX, BHP, OZL, ANZ, MQG, NAB

US stocks close mostly down

APR 06, 2012

The Standard & Poor's 500 ended a shortened trading week down 0.7 per cent.

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Aust stocks open flat

MAR 30, 2012

Australian stocks opened flat on Friday, following a mixed lead from Wall Street.

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WOW ushers 600 staff out the door

MAR 07, 2012

The tough consumer spending climate has claimed another victim, with electronics retailer WOW to switch off the lights and send almost 600 employees home without a job.

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Dow tops 13,000, first time since May '08

FEB 29, 2012

The Dow Jones industrial average on Tuesday finally reclaimed the ground it held before the carnage of the Great Recession - bailouts, bank failures, layoffs by the million and a stock market panic that cut retirement savings in half.

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WOW Audio Visual in receivership

FEB 27, 2012

Queensland-based audio-visual retailer WOW has been placed into receivership after the group was hit by a $20 million bad debt, tough trading conditions and an eight per cent fall in turnover.

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Aust shares open up nearly 1.5% on US jobs

FEB 06, 2012

Australian shares have opened almost 1.5 per cent higher after the release of better-than-expected US jobs figures.

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Aust stocks flat on renewed eurozone woes

JAN 24, 2012

Australian shares ended flat after retreating from positive territory on growing concerns that Greece and Portugal may need more bailout funds.

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Aus stocks get earnings boost

JAN 19, 2012

Australian shares have climbed to a fresh five-week high after market-beating results from Goldman Sachs overnight and strong results from the energy sector pushed the market higher.

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