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The ASX200 has closed up 0.68% at 8,205 points and within striking distance of a new record. The big four banks performed strongly and drove the overall market higher. Westpac (ASX:WBC) charged up 2.2%, National Australia Bank (ASX:NAB) cranked up 1.9% and Commonwealth Bank (ASX:CBA) joined in, rising 1.5%. The majority of sectors finished in the green, and IT closed up 1.65%, followed by Financials, up 1.55% and Discretionary, up 0.75%. Utilities was the worst performing sector, down 0.9%, followed by Real Estate, down around 0.8% and Health Care down 0.15%. In the GreenArcadium Lithium (ASX:…

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