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Australia shares rise, take gains to 6 weeks
(Adds comments, stocks) By Narayanan Somasundaram

Petrobras to invest $220bn in new fields
By Jonathan Wheatley in São Paulo, Financial Times, 20 Mar 2010Petrobras, the Brazilian national oil company, will spend between $200bn and $220bn over the next five years as it ramps up capital expenditure to develop potentially enormous new oil fi...

US STOCKS-Wall St slips as commodities weigh
* Euro off vs USD; stronger dollar hits commodity prices

Nikkei rebounds, hovers near 2-mth high; Aeon up
TOKYO, March 19 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average rose 0.8percent on Friday, with retailer Aeon <8267.T> climbing in thewake of an upbeat profit forecast and as shares rebounded broadlyafter a resilient performance by the Dow industrials. The ...

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Europe stocks end lower as miners take late tumble
* FTSEurofirst 300 loses 0.4 pct after hits 17-month high * Lloyds soars after saying to return to profit in 2010

Australia dlr at record on euro; knocked back vs NZ$
* Near record highs vs euro as Greek fiscal woes flare * In biggest weekly fall vs NZ$ in 3 months

FOREX-Euro retreats vs dollar on nagging Greece worries
* EU summit next week to focus on possible Greek aid * Sterling falls vs dollar on UK economy worries

New Zealand dlr pauses near highs; bonds soft
* Kiwi steady near two-month high as Greece watched * Kiwi also near two year high vs euro on Greece fears