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Trading Day: S&P/ASX 200 bounces, Crown soars on offer

Australian shares gained 0.7 per cent on Monday as gaming group Crown jumped more than 20 per cent thanks to a takeover offer.

David Rogers and Elise Shaw
Insurers are bracing for claims as wild weather hits NSW. Picture: AAP
Insurers are bracing for claims as wild weather hits NSW. Picture: AAP
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4:56AMMarch 22, 2021.
Updated 1:48PMMarch 22, 2021
The Australian Business Network

Australian shares gained 0.7 per cent on Monday as gaming group Crown jumped more than 20 per cent thanks to a takeover offer.

The Insurance Council of Australia has declared a catastrophe for large parts of NSW following the weekend’s devastating storms and floods. Freedom Foods dropped by as much as 90% on its return from suspension from trading on the ASX.

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