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The ASX200 closed up 0.3% at 8,012 points, just below its all time high set a few weeks ago. The local bourse climbed higher as both Commonwealth Bank and Macquarie broke share price records. The Energy sector surged nearly 1%, followed by Telecommunications up 0.8% and IT the same. The Materials sector ended in the red down 1.3%. In the GreenPaladin Energy (ASX:PDN) closed up more than 6% after Fission shareholders approved a takeover by Paladin. The company says Fission’s Patterson Lake South project is a natural fit. Paladin sees the demand shift for uranium as creating value for its shareh…