The Australian share market is set to continue its positive trend this week. At 7:45am AEDT, ASX futures were up 0.7 per cent to 6,781. The benchmark local ASX 200 index closed 0.4 per cent higher on Monday after being up by as much as 1.8 per cent earlier in …
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3.12pm GMT15:12 Closing summary The pound has powered past $1.40 for the first time in almost three years and has clawed most of the losses suffered since the Brexit vote in June 2016. It hit $1.4036, the highest level since 20 April, 2018, and is getting closer to $1.4860, the …
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