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ASX 200 4245.328 -37.539 -0.88%
AUD/USD 1.0684 -0.0004 -0.04%
ASX 200 4245.3 -37.5 -0.9%
Dow Jones 12801.2 -89.2 -0.7%
Nasdaq 2903.9 -23.4 -0.8%
Hang Seng 20783.9 -226.2 -1.1%
NZ 50 3348.1 21.4 0.6%

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