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ASX adds 0.5%; Banks and miners rise; Crown shares slide – The Sydney Morning Herald
The ASX 200 was up 0.5% after a volatile morning, with the big miners, Woolworths, Macquarie Group, CSL, Afterpay and Zip Co pushing ahead.

Last year shareholders received total dividends of 53.6 cents, and Northern Stars presentation suggested total dividends this year could be 64.7 cents per share.
Northern Star sold 480,431 ounces of gold at an average price of $2,386 per ounce. Northern Star is poised to merge with another large gold miner, Saracen, at the end of this week.
After the Saracen merger is implemented on 12 February, our combined operations have a clear pathway to an annual production rate of 2 million ounces, executive…
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