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A board at the Australian Securities Exchamge (ASX) in Sydney on November 7, 2017, shows the Australian sharemarket breaking through above 6,000 for the first time since the financial crisis, pushing past a psychological barrier amid optimism about the global economy. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 briefly passed 6,000 in trading in Sydney in mid-day trade, after failing to pass that level after several attempts in recent years. / AFP PHOTO / WILLIAM WEST
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Digital market boards at the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) in Sydney in Sydney, Thursday, April 30, 2020. Investors are smiling in early trade on the Australian share market, which is being pushed along by energy, materials and IT stocks. (AAP Image/Joel Carrett) NO ARCHIVING

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