ASX 200 in biggest weekly fall in six months; Tabcorp tanks; ARN Media lifts Southern Cross bid
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Welcome to the Trading Day blog for Friday, March 15. The ASX 200 index closed down 0.6 per cent to 7670.30 points, with the banks helping the bourse recover from a 1.6 per cent dive earlier in the day.
The Aussie dollar is trading around US65.66c.
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