SYDNEY nike air max 2017 rosa , June 16 (Xinhua) -- The Australian share market opened flat on Friday as losses in the major stocks offset the gains made across the rest of the index.
At 1010 local time AEST, the S&PASX200 index was up 2.80 points, or 0.05 percent, at 5,766.00 points, while the broader all ordinaries index rose 5.90 points nike air max 2017 pelle scontate , or 0.10 percent, at 5,766.00 points.
The Australian market is generally performing well, according to Ric Spooner, CMC Markets chief market analyst who told Xinhua that this was despite some losses in the U.S. bourse.
"Essentially it's a bit of mean reversion, we've had a very volatile week in the Australian market nike air max 2017 pelle , and some really urgent buying on Tuesday and Wednesday, as well as heavy selling on Thursday," Spooner said.
"Today, even though the U.S. markets are a bit weaker, we are seeing the bargain hunters creep back into the market, based on the fact that things have settled down a bit."
Mining and materials stocks continued to be a drag on the index as investors remain "unconvinced" nike air max 2017 nere scontate , according to Spooner,
"Mining and material stocks are the notable exception, that's despite the firmness in the iron ore price yesterday," Spooner said.
The market expert said investors would get "real comfort", if iron ore prices showed more concrete signs of consolidating.
The major banks took a large hit as confusion and concern about 1 billion dollars bank levy introduced by the Australian government ensues. Senior executives from major Australian banking associations spoke out on Friday, saying the government tax on banks disadvantages local financial institutions.
"Decisions have been made in a very short period of time nike air max 2017 nere , without due consideration about how that might affect other parts of the banks involved," Australian Bankers Association chief executive Anna Bligh said on Friday during a hearing.
The Commonwealth Bank fell 0.73 percent, Westpac lost 2.65 percent, ANZ was down 2.17 percent and National Australia Bank dropped 2.09 percent.
BHP lost 2.08 percent, Rio Tinto plummeted 3.69 percent, Fortescue Metals fell 2.39 percent nike air max 2017 kpu scontate , while Newcrest Mining dropped 1.79 percent.
Oil Search was down 2.04 percent, Santos plummeted 4.70 percent and Woodside Petroleum lost 1.74 percent.
Wesfarmers was up 0.27 percent and Woolworths slid 0.27 percent.
Qantas was down 0.55 percent, CSL dropped 1.82 percent and Telstra rose 0.23 percent.
The Australian dollar was currently buying 75.87 U.S. cents, while crude oil was trading at 44.37 U.S. dollars per barrel.
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BEIJING nike air max 2017 grigie scontate , Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- The State Council on Wednesday issued a guideline to better protect cultural relics in China.
As spiritual and cultural symbols of Chinese civilization, cultural relics serve as an embodiment of national memory, thus protecting cultural relics is protecting the county's history, according to the guideline.
However, the illegal dealing, storing and auctioning of cultural relics has been frequent in recent years nike air max 2017 grigie , which shows a lack of supervision and loopholes in protection work, according to the guideline.
The guideline said that governments at all levels should fulfill their duties in the local management and security of cultural relics, and strengthen law enforcement protection.
It said the accountability system for the security of relics needed to improve, and areas related to protection, including customs, tourism and religious authorities nike air max 2017 flyknit scontate , should work together to crack down on related crime.
Modern science and technology should also play a bigger part in improving the protection of cultural relics, while relevant laws and regulations should be further publicized, the guideline suggested.
The guideline also underlined the need to strengthen supervision of protection work, and to take stronger action against those accountable for the damage, loss or theft of relics.
PYONGYANG， April 10 (Xinhua) -- The 29th Mangyongdae Prize International Marathon took place Sunday here in Pyongyang， the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)， with more than 1，000 foreigners and around 800 local runners taking part.
This year's marathon features three categories: the full course， the half course and a 10-kilometer recreation run. But the limit for the full course remains the same as last year， which is four hours， and half marathon runners need to finish in three hours.
The starting and finishing point this year was temporarily changed to the Mayday Stadium on Rungnado Island because Kim Il Sung Stadium where last year's event started was under renovation. But the route remains similar to that last year， with four circles running through the Taedong River and each around 10，000 meters.
Supplement stations were set up each 5，000 meters to provide water and bananas. There were no strict regulations banning the use of certain electronic devices. Foreign runners were seen taking selfies and photos of Pyongyang's spring scenery， and even some used GoPro versatile camera to record some of the wonderful moments.
The marathon， which was named after Mangyongdae， the birthplace of late supreme leader Kim Il Sung， was part of a spate of celebrating events to mark the Day of Sun on April 15， the birthday anniversary of Kim Il Sung.
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