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Black Monday: Nervous silence marked a day of drama

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When trading opened at the Australian Securities Exchange on October 20, 1987 there was an unaccustomed silence for a few seconds.

Traders were nervous because it was obviously going to be a dramatically bad day.

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Trevor Sykes writes on Business specialising in Mining, Energy, Shares. Trevor applies his acerbic wit to Australian business as Pierpont.
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    Original URL: https://www.afr.com/markets/nervous-silence-marked-a-day-of-drama-20171018-gz3n8u