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ASX firms 1pc to a seven-month high with records for Afterpay, Xero – The Australian Financial Review
The Australian sharemarket benchmark index firmed 1.04 per cent on Tuesday, closing at 6195.7 points for a seventh straight increase and an All Tech record high…
The larger gains were reserved for financials including QBE Insurance Group, up 3.2 per cent to $9.38, ANZ Banking Group, which firmed almost 3 per cent to $19.50, and Virgin Money UK, which advanced more than 7 per cent to $1.65.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia held its annual general meeting, with executives saying the bank was keen to restore its dividend. The bank suggested it could return to about three-quarters of its profit after the prudential regulator restricted payouts. No timing was …
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