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Closing Bell: ASX gains as CBA, Macquarie test highs; Osmond soars 160pc on key Spanish acquisition
ASX gains on bank stocks; index still down for the week Wall Street on edge ahead of US jobs report China merges major brokerages into $230 billion giant Bank stocks boosted the the ASX 200 today, which extended its gains by 0.4%. For the week, the …