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  • ASX 200: -1.1% to 8,322 points (at close)
  • Australian dollar:  +0.3% to 63.64 US cents
  • S&P500: +0.2% to 6,144 points (at close)
  • Dow Jones: +0.2% to 44,627 points
  • Nasdaq: +0.1% to 20,056 points
  • FTSE: -0.6% to 8,712 points
  • Spot gold: +0.8% to US$2,959/ounce
  • Brent crude: -0.4% to US$75.76/barrel
  • Iron ore: +0.1% to $US106.85 a tonne

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  • A look behind the latest jobs figures, with Nassim Khadem, plus how some jobseekers struggle to find the right fit
  • Wesfarmers managing director Rob Scott on the Kmart and Bunnings owner's result
  • Telstra chief executive Vicki Brady on the telco's latest profit report
Nadia Daly and Vicki Brady (ABC News: John Gunn)

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  • ANZ (-3.5%): the bank's impaired assets rose in the first quarter
  • Other major banks: NAB (-4.4%) Westpac (-3.8%) CBA (-1.8%)
  • Fortescue (-7.3%): the miner's half-year profit and dividend halved
  • Rio Tinto (-1.9%): weaker iron ore prices weighed on earnings and the dividend was cut
  • Other big miners: BHP (-2.4%)
  • Super Retail (-12.2%): costs increased and Nine papers report concerns about handling of whistleblower complaints

  • Wesfarmers (+1.8%): half-year profit came in ahead of forecasts
  • Telstra (+5.2%): half year profit rose, as did the interim dividend
  • Megaport (+15.9%): profit fell but outlook and recurring revenue were better than expected

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ASX chart 12.20pm AEDT (asx)

ASX gains and declines (asx)

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