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Late morning surge pushes ASX 1.7% higher; Miners lead gains – The Sydney Morning Herald
The ASX200 rose by as much as 1.7% on Thursday as iron ore miners benefited from higher bulk metal prices. The major banks and biotech CSL were also ahead.

There are currently just under 1 million people officially unemployed in Australia.
ABS head of Labour Statistics Bjorn Jarvis said total vacancies were around 9 per cent below Februarys level, highlighting the extent of recovery from the record 43 per cent fall in May.
Private sector vacancies were around 9 per cent below February, and public sector vacancies were around 13 per cent below.
“When compared with February 2020, the largest percentage increases were in the Northern Territory and…
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