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Markets Live: Investors cheer France

ASX starts the week on the front foot after France's first round of presidential polling produces a market-friendly result, which helped push the euro to a five-month high.

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Markets Live: ASX ship steadies

Shares snap a three-session losing streak, thanks in large part to gains in the banks and as investors continued to jump into telcos.

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Markets Live: ASX slumps again

Investors snap up beaten-up iron ore miners and telco stocks, but it's not enough to offset selling in the big banks and energy names.

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Markets Live: Selling wave hits ASX

Geopolitical tensions and further falls in iron ore sparked broad and solid selling on the sharemarket, while TPG is smashed as telcos stumble.

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Markets Live: CSL hits a high as ASX drops

Selling in sharemarket bluechips consigns ASX to a day in the red after the US Federal Reserve last night spooked global markets, while CSL shrugs off the sour mood to hit all-time highs.

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Markets Live: ASX zigs then zags

Shares manage a mid-afternoon rally that erases earlier losses despite the weight of selling in the miners, while Healthscope drops on news of a new CEO.

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Markets Live: ASX eyes 5900 points

Shares notch up their third straight day of gains, with the ASX 200 coming just short of 5900 points as investors continue to buy into bluechips like miners and banks.

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Markets Live: Lew confirms Myer raid

The ASX extended yesterday's rally, hitting a fresh two-year high as banks continue to rally, while the mystery buyer behind a stake purchase in Myer is revealed.

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Markets Live: Myer jumps on block trade

ASX recovers from early losses as investors snap up banks, but miners remain under pressure after commodity prices fell, as a mystery buyer snaps up 80 million Myer shares.

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Markets Live: Miners steady ASX ship

Shares claw back some of yesterday's heavy losses after Wall St steadied overnight as miners shrug off another sharp fall in iron ore, although banks remain weak .

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Markets Live: Biz less bullish

Early, mining-inspired gains on the ASX were erased amid selling in the big banks, while NAB's monthly business survey showed a pullback from recent heights.

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Markets Live: Gold glitters as ASX drops

Shares start the week on a downer, as the big miners put in a mixed performance and listed property stocks cop some heavy selling, while gold producers roar back into favour.