英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-04-09
时间：2014-04-15 06:59:50
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The local share market took back most of the day's earlier losses and managed to close only slightly lower. If we take a look at the final numbers, the All Ordinaries index finished down seven points, while the ASX 200 lost three points. Elsewhere in the region, Japan's Nikkei is 202 points lower, but HongKong's Hengseng is higher, up 211 points.
Checking commodities' prices now.
Gold is buying 1307 U.S. dollars an ounce. And the Aussie dollar is currently buying 92.9 U.S. cents.
A living business survey shows employment growth is likely to remain
subdued1 as confidence and conditions remain weak. The net business survey shows confidence slipped last month to its lowest level since September, drugged down by slug activity,higher currency and federal budget concerns. Mining, finance and property are among the most pessimistic
sectors2. There was a marginal improvement in conditions as well as a pick-up in employment, but
economists3 don't believe it's enough to make a difference.
And the Australian
Chamber4 of Commerce and Industry says households shouldn't enjoy lower prices for some key Japanese products as a result of the free trade agreement. It says prices for cars, household and electrical goods are set to fall after
tariffs5 are removed, but the Chamber's Director of Trade Brien Clark has cautioned that tariffs aren't the only factor, meaning any reduction in prices may be smaller than expected.
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