澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-06-12
时间：2013-12-11 07:38:16
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The Australian dollar's fallen throughout the day as investors1 bet against the strength of the Australian economy. Earlier, the Australian dollar slipped to its lowest level in almost three years. It's currently buying 94.04 US cents. Australian shares play catch-up to offshore2 gains today after yesterday's break. The All Ordinaries Index ended up 0.4 per cent as did the ASX 200 Index. BHP Billiton managed to end the day flat after earlier losses. Billabong slumped almost five per cent by the close and the ASX was halted from trade after announcing a capital rising.
To commodities.
But gold price is down in the Asian session. West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil is also lower overnight.
Mining
remains3 the most pessimistic
sector4 of the Australian economy as investment and prices weaken. National Australia Bank's monthly business survey says across the economy, confidence remained at below average, at a level of minus-one in May. That's despite the cuts to the cash rate and
plunging5 dollar. The mining sector dragged the average down.
Home loan growth stalled in April,
consolidating6 the year's gains.Bureau of Statistics data show the number of mortgages for new owner occupied homes increased by 0.8 of a per cent in the month, on a
seasonally7 adjusted basis.The figures show the value of all housing finance, though, did slip by 0.2 per cent in the month.
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