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Midday Market Analysis: Trading Lower

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Publish date: Mon, 12 Mar 2012, 03:57 PM
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The Aussie market is trading slightly lower heading to the afternoon session.

The ASX200 is currently down eight points (-0.2%), at 4204.

Midday Market Analysis: Trading Lower

Over half the sectors are in the red, with financials headlining the declines.

In company news, Alesco Corporation (ALS) is up over 10% after announcing the sale of its Parbury Decorative Surfaces business, as well as its small plastic mouldings business, Dekoform.

The sale price for the two businesses is approximately $4 million.

The key Asian markets are mixed, with the Nikkei up around 0.3% and the Chinese markets - the Hang Seng and Shanghai Composite - down less than 0.5% each.

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