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Author: james Carter

The ASX 200 sold off from the start of trade, ending the day down 54 points at 5,463.

Takeover rumours abound in the embattled Australian media space

The ASX 200 closed slightly lower, down 7 points at 5,517.

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The ASX 200 closed 25 points lower at 5,524, after trading as low as -48 points, testing the 5,500 level.

Iron Ore continues to make 5 year lows, will stocks follow or bounce from here?Last night Iron Ore fell 1.4% as Nourei Roubini, the Chairman of Roubini Economics, called Chinese growth to slump past 5.5%. In my opinion, well beloq the target prices currently suggested for equities and commodities. However, I have been targeting Fortescue (FMG) to fall under $3 and this could potentially provide a trading opportunity. These levels are likely to be reached today so do we pull the pin? What does concern me in the bigger picture is how well our Iron Ore stocks have performed compared to their international competitors, I assume investors are factoring in a significantly lower $A to their valuations. For example – Vale, the world’s largest Iron Ore producer, is pluming levels not seen since 2005 whereas the main 3 Australian producers are still trading approximately double the corresponding levels.

The ASX200 was significantly stronger than I expected today closing at 5549, up 43 points (0.78%), an excellent effort with both ANZ and NAB trading ex-dividend.

Gold is getting interesting, as panic sets in for the precious metal

As anticipated, the ASX200 ended lower, down 12 points, or -0.2% at 5,506 after trading as high as 5,548 in the morning.

** Commonwealth Bank (CBA) posts a $2.3B quarterly profit**

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