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Australia shares climb 1.4 pct on solid earnings

2 hours and 28 minutes ago, source: REUTERS

SYDNEY, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Australian stocks rose 1.4 percent on Wednesday, as stronger-than-expected results from BHP Billiton Ltd <BHP.AX> lured investors back into the mining sector after a recent selloff.

Australia shares climb 1.5 pct; BHP jumps

3 hours and 19 minutes ago, source: REUTERS

SYDNEY, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Australian stocks rose 1.5 percent on Wednesday, as a stronger than expected profit from BHP Billiton Ltd <BHP.AX> revived confidence in the mining sector after a recent selloff.

Australia shares fall 0.4 percent; BHP stems slide

20 hours and 39 minutes ago, source: REUTERS

* BHP up 0.6 percent ahead of first-half results (Updates to provisional close)

Australia shares fall 0.4 percent; banks drag

21 hours and 24 minutes ago, source: REUTERS

Australia shares fall 1.1 pct; banks down

1 day and 1 hour ago, source: REUTERS

Australia shares dip; Macquarie knocked

1 day and 2 hours ago, source: REUTERS

PRECIOUS-Gold steady at $1,075/oz as euro momentum kept

2 hours and 23 minutes ago, source: REUTERS

TOKYO, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Gold prices steadied around $1,075 per ounce on Wednesday after a rally the previous day of over 1 percent on economic optimism as the euro rose on reports of a possible European bailout for debt-stricken Greece.

Currency market report

Aussie dlr holds firm, seeks confirmation on Greece

1 hour and 28 minutes ago, source: REUTERS

SYDNEY, Feb 10 (Reuters) - The Australian dollar held firm on Wednesday thanks to talk the euro zone was close to a deal on aid for Greece, though confirmation was still lacking.

Analysis

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