The S&P/ASX200 climbed 14 points on Friday, or 0.2% to 7075.70. Macquarie Bank stole the show on a slow news day, topping $3 billion in profit for the first time.... - a podcast by ausbiz

The S&P/ASX200 climbed 14 points on Friday, or 0.2% to 7075.70. Macquarie Bank stole the show on a slow news day, topping $3 billion in profit for the first time.

The top three gainers were all travel stocks, the biggest losers Nearmap and Afterpay. China returned from an extended Labour Day holiday fuming in this country's general direction. Unfortunately, the Smack Fairy choosing that exact moment to hoist the most traded Dalian Iron Ore for September by over 5% to a fresh record beyond $US200 a tonne. Prices so high you'll probably want to arrest a few Rio and BHP executives yourself. 

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