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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

ASX200 hit by Amazon, iron ore

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 share index closed down 0.4% to 7392.6 as Amazon weighed on US futures and Asian equities, plunging iron ore prices hit miners and Origin dived on hefty writedowns.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos NOVEMBER 10, 2020. Stocks rally at the announcement of German Pharma giant Pfizer announcement of a successful vaccine trial.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Jeremy Piper

ASX ends lower after NSW extends lockdown

Stocks have closed 0.7 per cent lower after NSW extends Covid lockdown until late August. Nickel Mines was the biggest loser on the ASX200, down 11 per cent. Inflation up 0.8 per cent in the June quarter.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos June 3, 2021: The opening of the ASX this morning with a mix of red and green on the board. Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Swift

ASX closes at record daily mark

Stocks finish up 0.5 per cent after hitting record high during the trading session for a second day running. BlueScope rallied 6.7 per cent after forecasting annual underlying earnings of $1.72bn. OZ Minerals also rose sharply.

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