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Here is a shares report, you did not say what kind of report you wanted.
AUSTRALIAN shares were down by more than 2 per cent by early afternoon on the back of a weak lead on Wall Street and fears China's economy could be slowing down. The local bourse opened around 1.5 per cent lower after brutal sell-offs in European and US markets on Friday.
By early afternoon, shares had fallen further, with the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index 88.8 points, or 2.22 per cent, lower at 3,919.8. The broader All Ordinaries index dropped 86.8 points, or 2.13 per cent, to 3983.3. Japan's Nikkei Stock Average lost 2 per cent.
The Australian dollar was trading around US96.78, down from US97.23c on Friday.
IG Markets analyst Cameron Peacock said investors were trading on speculation about the euro-zone debt crisis, and ongoing fears China's economic growth is slowing, which could hurt demand for local resources.
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