Aussie share market to ‘take a bit of a bump lower' at the open
'The futures are pointing to a decline of a little under three quarters of a per cent, which is, I suppose, in line with the tone we've seen in Northern Hemisphere markets,' he told Sky News Australia.
'There has been an interest response to the latest trade progress which has been made.'
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