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DJ MARKET TALK/AU-EQ: Negative BRW Article Hits MBL Shares


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1536 [Dow Jones] Macquarie Bank (MBL) shares down 3.1% at A$23.25 and
threatening to revisit recently set 26-month low of A$23.19. Analyst at
major
institution says stock being sold as latest BRW issue hits streets carrying

cover story titled "What's Wrong With Macquarie." Analyst also says there's
talk
of a similarly negative article going in tomorrow's AFR. Retail investors
doing
most of damage to share price today with E-Trade largest net seller. (RAT)