Sydney, April 7, 2025 (AFP) - Australian stock index plummets 6% at open

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2025-04-07

Australian blue-chip stocks sank six percent after trading opened on Monday, as US President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs continued to rattle global markets. A benchmark index of the country's largest 200 listed companies plunged 6.00 percent minutes after opening, as the fallout from Trump's bombshell announcement last week continued to unnerve investors. sft/lec/hmn ...

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