ASX improves to flat; Iron ore miners surge, banks drag - Sydney Morning Herald

The S&P/ASX200 has improved from a 0.7% fall at the open to be flat. Australia’s GDP numbers are due out at 11.30am.

Oil prices appear to be camped out above $US100 a barrel due to the Ukraine crisis, which will add a further global crunch to economies around the world. Todays price gains come ahead of an OPEC Mini… [+1979 chars]

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