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Coles, Afterpay updates help Australian sharemarket overturn early losses – NEWS.com.au
Coles, Afterpay updates help Australian sharemarket overturn early losses
The Australian sharemarket managed to climb higher on Wednesday after a bumpy start triggered by overseas COVID-19 fears was overcome by a string of positive company trading updates.The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed 0.1 per cent firmer at 6058 while the All Ordinaries Index rose 0.2 per cent to 6262.
Overseas investors are worried rising coronavirus cases in the US, Europe and the UK will trigger severe lockdown measures, and have already prompted curfews in countries including Italy, Spain…
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