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Midday Market Analysis: August 29

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Publish date: Mon, 29 Aug 2011, 01:43 PM
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The Aussie market has started the new trading week on a positive note, running with the positive leads provided by Wall Street on Friday night.

Every sector is trading higher, with healthcare, IT, utilities and financials leading the way.

In company news, Northern Energy (NEC) is trading 30% higher on the day after New Hope Corporation (NHC) announced a $2 per share takeover offer.

Around the region, Asian markets are mostly stronger with the exception of the Shanghai Composite.

The Hang Seng is up 1.3% whilst the Nikkei is up 0.5%. Shanghai is down 1.3%.

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