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Shanghai's Composite index dropped 9 per cent when trading resumed after a ten-day pause, as authorities extended the New Year public holiday to try and stop coronavirus spreading.

Local stocks slide as China's markets plunge 9pc on return to trade

The ASX shed 1.3 per cent, after deepening concerns about the coronavirus outbreak caused China's sharemarkets to tumble when they reopened after a 10-day break.

  • Lucy Battersby and David Scutt

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The ASX trading board.

ASX books best session in seven months with $33 billion surge

The local bourse has notched its biggest one-day gain since May, as blue-chip stocks led a US-China-trade-deal-inspired boost that drove it more than 1.6% higher.

  • Lucy Battersby
The attack killed at least 37 and wounded 60, local authorities said.

Aussie miners on high alert after deadly attack in Burkina Faso

Australian miners in Burkina Faso have shelved plans for new projects and are beefing up security due to a "deteriorating" situation in the African nation.

  • Nick Toscano and Hamish Hastie
'Game-changing' mineral technology excites Perth gold sector

'Game-changing' mineral technology excites Perth gold sector

Perth-based driller Ausdrill has become the first in the world to use a CSIRO photon analyses technique to detect gold in drilling samples.

  • Hamish Hastie

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