Australian Markets are Falling for Third Consecutive Session

• Australian markets are falling for third consecutive session this week as investors are booking profits. Australian markets are closely following the Wall Street movements and because of that movement the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index opened 21.9 points down, or -0.41 per cent, at 5,331.0, while the broader All Ordinaries index fell 20.5 points, or 0.38 per cent, at 5,327.3.

• Regional market's are mixed today as some markets are trading positive after Fed Chief Ben Bernanke's speech while other markets are trading lower by profit booking.

• Japan (Nikkei): -0.1%
• Hong Kong: +0.3%
• Shanghai: +0.15%
• Taiwan: -0.3%
• Korea: -0.5%
• ASX200: -0.9%
• Singapore: +0.05%
• New Zealand: -0.6%

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