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SO here we are again, wallowing with the PIIGS in the mire after a 2.3 per cent shellacking which has wiped out 70 per cent of the market's gains painstakingly accrued since the start of the year.

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By Vittorio Hernandez | May 2, 2012 1:43 PM EST The Australian share market improved for the second straight day yesterday, with the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) up 30 points to 4497 points.

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