It was just to slow the movement down. I think that there is a % movement that the ASX will then jump in to settle things down. It's only for 2 minutes then it resumes.
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Week 44 Wrap: Relatively boring week ahead of US election; HotCopper's most watched; Oz inflation at 3.5%