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A fairly dismal week on the Australian share market dribbled to a lower close on Friday, shedding 0.3% or 16.9 points to close the ASX 200 at 6828.7 points.

Welcome to Charts and Caffeine - Livewire's pre-market open news and analysis wrap. We'll get you across the overnight session and share our best insights to get you better set for the investing day ahead. MARKETS WRAP S&P 500 - 3,831 (+0.19%) NASDAQ - 11,772 (+1.68%) CBOE VIX -...

With the US share market toying with a big enough fall to signal a bear market, the Australian market has once again held up stronger in the face of widespread weakness.

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The share market levelled out on Friday after a rugged week as the Russian invasion of Ukraine ushered in a big serving of volatility for world markets.

-Strong EPS uplift forecast -Iron ore forecast to drop -5-10% -Gold forecast to drop to US$1550/oz By Mark Story The outperformance of Australian growth stocks in March ended value’s winning streak, with technology and precious metals outperforming energy and communication services, while stocks with retail exposure were particularly strong. It was large caps that led the market higher, with the ASX50 up 1.8%, compared with a 0.2% increase in the Small Ordinaries, and a 4.2% rise in the S&P5...