澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-09-11

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US stocks finished the week with the 7th gain in eight sessions. Improvement in the trade deficit¹ and some better than expected jobs data pushed the Dow up half a per cent. Across the Atalantic, London's FTSE 100 hit a four-month closing high for the second day in a row. Australian stocks finished Friday session down half a per cent, but they were up for the week. And the dollars settled just over 92.5 US cents.

China's trade surplus narrowed to 21.7 billion dollars in August driven by a surprisingly sharp rise in imports. The country's exports were up by more than a third compared to a year ago and that was in line with forecasts. But imports surged 35 per cent which was well above market expectations.

And Virgin² Blue has been dealt another blow in its bid to form an alliance with the rival airline. The ACCC's issued a draft ruling, blocking Virgin's plan to offer joint³ services between Australia and New Zealand with Air New Zealand. The ACCC says the deal would be likely to reduce competition in the market for trans-Tasman flights. That comes a day after US authorities tentatively blocked Virgin Blue's joint venture with Delta⁴ Airlines on routes between Ausrtalia and the US.