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Ten Largest Companies Listed on ASX
as Ranked by Financials Times in FT Global 500 (updated Dec 31, 2009)
Australian Financial Review:
The AFR is the Australian equivalent of the Financial Times or the Wall Street Journal.  The AFR is owned by Faifax Media
Yahoo!7:
Yahoo! and The Seven Network have an online joint venture that gives the power of Yahoo! Finance an Australian flare.
News.com.au:
This is the local online outlet for Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. 
The Australian:
The Australian is the major national newspaper in Australia and collaborates with the WSJ.  The Australian and the WSJ are owned by News Corp.
Online News from Australia:
ASX200 Breakdown by Sector
 ASX Sector Breakdown    (as of November 24, 2009, source: S&P, AFR)
Exchange Rate (US$-A$):quote
S&P/ASX 200 (^AXJO):quote 
2009 1st Half Return (thru 30-June-09): -6.2%
S&P/ASX200 Half Year Return
Aussie Exchange Rate 2009 Half year
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Australia
Australia is located in the South Pacific and has a population of over 20 million.  Local stocks are traded on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) in Sydney and best is represented by the S&P/ASX 200 Index.  Australia is home to some of the world's largest resource and mining companies as well as a number of banks dominant in the Asia/Pacific region.  The Australian currency, the Australian dollar, is free floating and one of the more traded currencies in the world of foreign exchange.
Australian National Flag
Sydney Opera House
Published Material:    
last updated: 6 Apr 2010
2.7%
GDP Annual
(Q4 YoY change)
4.25%
Interest Rate
(last set on 6 Apr 2010)
5.3%
Unemployment Rate (Jan 10)
2.1%
Inflation Rate
National Statistics