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Bitcoin surges to another record high; Australian shares rise as global market rally slows down – ABC News
Australian shares have lifted in early trade as bitcoin hit another record high (above $US48,000) and Wall Street took a breather after rising sharply for several…
Australian shares have recovered some of Wednesday’s losses, while bitcoin hit another record high and US markets took a breather after rising sharply for several days.
By 10:20am AEDT, the benchmark ASX 200 was up (+0.6pc) to 6,859. The broader All Ordinaries index had risen (+0.5pc) to 7,136 points.
Some of today’s best performing stocks were Challenger (+1.3pc), Boral (+2.2pc), Mineral Resource (+2.1pc) and Evolution Mining (+2.3pc).
At the other end of the spectrum, CIMIC Group (-11.9pc), LendLease…
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