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 Good morning everyone. Well, it's been a bleak1 end to 2015 financial year on the Australian Stock Exchange. As the financial year ended yesterday, the ASX200 was 1.2% above what it was at the start of July 2014. But that's still one of the worst performances in recent years. While the ongoing2 anxiety over the Greek debt crisis has not helped. Market has also been hit by what has been a dying year for Australia's mining and energy stocks.

 
An US special appears court  has ruled that Apple conspired3 to fix the prices of electronic books along with publishers. In a majority vote the court said Apple broke anti-trust laws when it entered the e-book market that was then dominated by Amazon. Several publishers such as H/P/A & S were also involved in the conspiracy4. The US Justice Department said the price collusion led the prices of some e-books rosed by up to $5.  
 
To the global markets, and those worries about Greece are having a bit of mixed response on the global markets. Wall Street posted its modest gains. The Dow ended 23 points higher, the NASDAQ gain 28 points while the S&P500 was up 0.3%. But in London the FTSE hit its lowest level since the start of the year, falling 1.5%. 
 
Checking commodity prices. West Texas crude is trading at 59 US dollars a barrel. Tapis crude is at 63 US dollars a barrel and gold is trading at 1172 US dollars an ounce. The Australian dollars is currently buying 77 US cents, 69 euro cents and 49 pence sterling5. 
 

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1 bleak gtWz5     
adj.(天气)阴冷的；凄凉的；暗淡的
参考例句：
  • They showed me into a bleak waiting room.他们引我来到一间阴冷的会客室。
  • The company's prospects look pretty bleak.这家公司的前景异常暗淡。
2 ongoing 6RvzT     
adj.进行中的，前进的
参考例句：
  • The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
  • The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。
3 conspired 6d377e365eb0261deeef136f58f35e27     
密谋( conspire的过去式和过去分词 )； 搞阴谋； （事件等）巧合； 共同导致
参考例句：
  • They conspired to bring about the meeting of the two people. 他们共同促成了两人的会面。
  • Bad weather and car trouble conspired to ruin our vacation. 恶劣的气候连同汽车故障断送了我们的假日。
4 conspiracy NpczE     
n.阴谋，密谋，共谋
参考例句：
  • The men were found guilty of conspiracy to murder.这些人被裁决犯有阴谋杀人罪。
  • He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。
5 sterling yG8z6     
adj.英币的(纯粹的，货真价实的)；n.英国货币(英镑)
参考例句：
  • Could you tell me the current rate for sterling, please?能否请您告诉我现行英国货币的兑换率？
  • Sterling has recently been strong,which will help to abate inflationary pressures.英国货币最近非常坚挺，这有助于减轻通胀压力。

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