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ASX 200 closed on its high up 78 points to 7386 (1.0%) with BHP the star on a Tesla deal for its nickel and the bank putting in a solid performance. Industrials firm but unspectacular and tech stocks under whelmed with a big hit to Z1P down 7.8% on a quarterly update. The All Tech Index up a miserly 0.4%. Lithium stcoks shrugged off any depression going skyward 
with ORE and GXY up around 10% and rare earths companies also doing well with LYC up 9%.

European markets expected to open around 0.5% to 1% firmer ahead of ECB meeting.

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The ASX 200 closes up 57 points at 7309. Well off highs but still happy to shrug off CV19 numbers in Sydney and Melbourne. Banks and big miners leading the charge higher with the Big Bank Basket at 176.57 and BHP up 1.3%. OSH a stand out on hopes that WPL would make an approach and tech stocks under pressure slightly with the All Tech Index down 0.27% and APT off 0.4%.
Ten year yields remain subdued at 1.17% and the AUD around 73c. 

European markets expected to open slightly firmer.

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ASX 200 fought back from a big early drop to close down 34 points to 7252. A long way from its 7205 low as bargain hunters stepped in. Dow Futures up 120 points. Banks flat after ANZ announced a $1.5bn buy back. STO and OSH appear to have had some merger talks with OSH rejected the approach and the stock rallying strongly as STO slipped away on oil price falls. BHP production report saw a 2.5% fall and Z1P had a good day on takeover speculation. 

10-year bond yields under pressure again as was the AUD and Crypto.

European markets expected to open better after a drubbing yesterday.

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ASX 200 falls 62 points as CV19 cases continue to cause lockdowns locally. Healthcare was a solid sector with CSL up 1.8% and RMD up 2.3% on a lower AUD. Banks under pressure as economy grinds to a halt with losses of around 0.5-1.2% Miners too under pressure as BHP fell 2.6% with EVN in the doghouse down 8.7%. Tech off 0.5% although APT up 1.6%. ALU highly volatile as media reports that Autodesk has walked away. In corporate news, OSH fell heavily after its CEO has left due to 'health reasons'.

European markets set to kick off around 0.5-1% lower.

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ASX 200 closes up 12 points to 7348 for a weekly gain of around 1%. The All Tech Index unchanged with APT down 1.7% and Z1P rising 2.8%. Miners held firm with RIO production report causing a 0.4% loss whilst BHP rose 0.7%. Banks down around 0.2% and Industrials mixed with eyes on the lockdown and CV19 cases.

Dow futures down 15 and European futures showing a positive start to the day.

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