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Weekly Market Outlook

Stocks in the US closed mixed in thin trading Friday ahead of the three-day holiday weekend, but all major averages logged robust gains for the week following some positive economic news and amid optimism that Greece will soon find a solution to its debt crisis.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 45.79 points, or 0.35 percent, to close at 12,949.87, just shy of the psychologically-important 13,000 mark. The S&P500 added 3.19 points, or 0.23 percent, to end at 1,361.23. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq pulled back 8.07 points, or 0.27 percent, to finish at 2,951.78 after several days of gains.

Optimism in Europe grew after German officials gave up plans to pressure Greece by withholding part of the bailout. European shares ended higher as investors bet that Greece would sign a deal to secure a second bailout, avoiding a messy default.

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Feature Article - Market bears shuffle back to their caves

Sydney Morning Herald 20/02/2012 | Is the 12-year-old secular bear market on Wall Street officially over? The US market, measured by the broad S&P 500 Index, has rallied 25 per cent since early October 2011 and has more than doubled since the crisis days of March 2009. More...

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Company	Closing date	Floating date	Issue price
Bimini Resources Limited	-	-	$0.20
Federation Metals NL	-	-	$0.20
Boadicea Resources Ltd	29/02/2012	12/03/2012	$0.20
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Company	Update	Current price	Brokers	Buy, Hold, Sell	Research report
AMP LIMITED	20/02/2012	$4.24	8	Hold
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED	20/02/2012	$21.55	8	Hold
BILLABONG INTERNATIONAL LIMITED	20/02/2012	$2.62	8	Hold
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Company	Date of change	Quantity	Change Type	Research report
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE LIMITED (PRY)	17/02/2012	3,600	Acquired
DART MINING NL (DTM)	16/02/2012	1,095,000	Disposed	-
AXIOM MINING LIMITED (AVQ)	15/02/2012	1,000,000	Acquired	-
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Company	Comment	Dividend per share	Franking	Ex-dividend date	Payment date
DOMINO'S PIZZA ENTERPRISES LIMITED (DMP)	Half Year Result	13 ¢	100%	21/02/2012	12/03/2012
ALUMINA LIMITED (AWC)	Final Year Result	2.7941 ¢	100%	21/02/2012	15/03/2012
WESFARMERS LIMITED (WES)	Half Year Result	70 ¢	100%	21/02/2012	30/03/2012
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Paint maker expects to see value flow from Masters

The Age 20/02/2012 | UNITED States paint giant Valspar, which in 2010 bought leading Australian paint brand Wattyl for $142 million, has admitted its delisting from Bunnings hardware stores has cost it $US30 million in turnover.

Dartboard hits bullseye as values sink

Sun Herald 19/02/2012 | THE market snapped back like an oversized rubber band this week - thwack! Down went Rich Pritch, worst hit of the lot. Only one of his picks (Strategic Energy) made money, while three had declines in the double digits. That allowed the in-form Pottsy to make his move into top spot, closely tailed by lifeguard Nick Hughes-Jones.

What's brewing for breakfast - coffee, tea or beer?

The Age 19/02/2012 | A latte and a beer may sound like the perfect double breakfast pick-me-up but two Victorian breweries have gone a step further by putting coffee in special breakfast brews.

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