Australia shares off highs as banks unwind gains

Yahoo!7 News Tuesday 4th October, 2011

On Wednesday 5 October 2011, 12:55 (Adds comment, movers) Oct 5 (Reuters) - Australian stocks retreated from early highs to stand 0.7 percent up on Wednesday, as banks gave ground and helped drag the market back from initial gains of as much as 2 percent. Stronger-than-expected retail sales figures were not enough to prevent the market slip...

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