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 The local share market has closed at a three month high,after starting the session flat.The All Ords ended 43 points high,that's up .8 of a percent.The ASX 200 added 45 points.

 
Resources stocks took a hit today, due to a fall in the price of iron ore.The BHP Billiton finished 1.5 percent lower.Energy stocks also lost ground. Santos fell 3 percent.But the big four banks all made solid gains.
 
Elsewhere in the region now.Japan's Nikkei is up 264 points.But the Hang Seng is going the opposite direction,it's losing ground.
 
And the Australian dollar is currently fetching 79.3 US cents.
 
A key survey shows conditions of the Australian business stagnated1 last month.National Australian bank's monthly business survey shows the reading on conditions fell one point.and is now holding below its long run average.The mining sector2 recorded the biggest fall in conditions.Confidence edged up slightly helped by optimism in some sectors3 about falling oil prices.Nab says the economy remains4 patchy and growth is failing to gain momentum5.pointing to the need for two interest rate cuts this year.
 
And Quantas has followed rival Virgin6 Australia's lead and will start to reduce fuel surcharge on international flights. Qantas won't remove the surcharge all together but will restructure its international ticket prices.further fuel surcharges are absorbed into base fares.fares. Qantas says the move will take some time,given the size of the international network,which comprises of 200 destinations.
 

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1 stagnated a3d1e0a7dd736bc430ba471d9dfdf3a2     
v.停滞，不流动，不发展( stagnate的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • The balloting had stagnated, he couldn't win. 投票工作陷于停顿，他不能得胜。 来自辞典例句
  • His mind has stagnated since his retirement. 他退休后头脑迟钝了。 来自辞典例句
2 sector yjczYn     
n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形
参考例句：
  • The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
  • The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。
3 sectors 218ffb34fa5fb6bc1691e90cd45ad627     
n.部门( sector的名词复数 )；领域；防御地区；扇形
参考例句：
  • Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. 战后柏林分成了4 个区。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy. 工业和农业是国民经济的两个重要部门。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
4 remains 1kMzTy     
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
参考例句：
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
5 momentum DjZy8     
n.动力，冲力，势头；动量
参考例句：
  • We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
  • The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。
6 virgin phPwj     
n.处女，未婚女子；adj.未经使用的；未经开发的
参考例句：
  • Have you ever been to a virgin forest?你去过原始森林吗？
  • There are vast expanses of virgin land in the remote regions.在边远地区有大片大片未开垦的土地。

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