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Midday Market Analysis: August 23

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Publish date: Tue, 23 Aug 2011, 01:38 PM
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The Aussie market is faring well today, currently trading more than 1% higher despite the lackluster leads provided by Wall Street overnight.

Nearly every sector is in positive territory with IT, energy, and utilities leading the way.

In company news, Oil Search announced this morning that first-half profit more than doubled, from US$52.9 million to US$114.5 million, due to higher oil prices

Elsewhere, engineering company Monadelphous Group reported a 14% lift in full-year net profit to $95.1 million. The stock is up more than 5% on the result.

Around the region, Asian markets are generally stronger; the Shanghai Composite is up 0.5% and the Hang Seng is up 0.2%.

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