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The ASX200 edged marginally ahead to set a new 13-month high of 7065.6. The materials sector was strong but property, energy, and tech shares slipped. Futures are pointing towards a flat session on the Nasdaq tonight, a 0.3% decline on the Dow Jones, and a 0.2% decline on the S&P500. Orocobre and Galaxy Resources, two of the nation’s top lithium producers, have agreed to a $4bn merger amid soaring prices and a brighter demand outlook. Metals processor Sims led the ASX200 on Monday as strong scrap prices and cost savings buoyed the company’s full-year guidance. Sims shares finished 9 per cent higher at $16.56 and touched a two-and-a-half-year high of $16.90

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The share market overcame mixed Chinese economic data and a mid-session slump to secure a new 13-month closing high and a fourth straight winning week. The S&P/ASX 200 reversed from a loss of 28.5 points to a post-closing-auction gain of five points or 0.07 per cent. The rebound boosted the index's weekly tally to 68 points or almost 1 per cent. The broader All Ordinaries climbed eight points or 0.11 per cent to a second-straight record close. Advances in Newcrest, Rio Tinto, BHP and CSL outweighed declines in Woodside, Fortescue and most of the banks.

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The ASX faded towards its first loss in four sessions but remained on track for a winning week after optimism over an improving economy lifted Wall Street to fresh highs. The S&P/ASX 200 struggled for traction at the end of another strong week, reaching mid-session 19 points or 0.27 per cent lower. Advances in gold miners, REITs and tech stocks were outweighed by declines in banks and oil companies. Despite the setback, a close around these levels would secure a weekly gain of 44 points or about 0.6 per cent.

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The share market surged to a new pandemic-era high as rising inflation and falling borrowing costs boosted gold and technology companies.

The S&P/ASX 200 climbed 46 points to 7022.7, its strongest level since February last year, before trimming its advance to 30 points or 0.43 per cent mid-session.

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The All Ordinaries index closed within ten points of an all-time high as the post-pandemic share market repair job neared completion.

The index rallied 50 points or 0.69 per cent to 7280.6, a mere 9.1 points short of the February 2020 record. The S&P/ASX 200 climbed 46 points or 0.66 per cent to 7023.1, some 174 points from last year's peak.