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Trading Day: S&P/ASX 200 lifts past 7000 to post-pandemic high, Bitcoin record

ASX 200 jumps back over 7000 to hit post-pandemic high as consumer confidence hits 11-year high. 

David Rogers and Elise Shaw
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4:52AMApril 14, 2021.
Updated 8:03PMApril 14, 2021
The Australian Business Network
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World markets were rocked by delays to Johnson & Johnson’s Covid vaccine rollout. Picture: AAP
World markets were rocked by delays to Johnson & Johnson’s Covid vaccine rollout. Picture: AAP

Welcome to the Trading Day blog for Wednesday, April 14. The ASX climbed back over 7000 to its best close since February 2020.

Meanwhile consumer confidence hit an 11-year high and ZipCo entered a trading halt following yesterday's big gains.

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