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2 YESTERDAY IN THE INTERNATIONAL MARKETS Global Ticker Daily Change European Stocks Surge as Greece s Proposal Sparks Hope U.S. stocks advanced, with the Standard & Poor s 500 Index rising near a record, as Cigna Corp. and Williams Cos. jumped on merger news amid optimism over Greece debt talks. The S&P 500 rose 0.6 percent to 2, at 4 p.m. in New York, after rallying as much as 0.9 percent to within one point of its closing high set a month ago. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained points, or 0.6 percent, to 18, The Nasdaq Composite Index increased 0.7 percent to an all-time high. European policy makers expressed confidence that a deal with Greece was within reach after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras s government submitted a last-minute set of proposals. European stocks rose, with equities from France to Germany and Spain rallying the most since 2012, on optimism that a deal between Greece and its creditors is close, and as deals activity intensified. Greek banks jumped the most since May The Stoxx Europe 600 Index rallied 2.3 percent to at the close of trading in London, with all its industry groups up. Greece s ASE Index surged 9 percent, and a gauge tracking its banks soared 21 percent. S&P % Dow Jones +0.58% Nasdaq +0.72% Stoxx % FTSE % Dax % Crude Oil +0.12% Gold -1.41% NYSE:BABA -0.07% ETR:DTE +5.35% NYSE:MRK +1.36%

3 THE ASX YESTERDAY IN REVIEW AUS Ticker Change ASX Reverses Earlier Losses, Closes in the Black Following a 1.1% weekly gain, the local market opened slightly lower on Monday morning on the back of a negative performance from Wall Street on Friday. However, the market returned positive just after midday and finished 0.2% in the black. The ASX 200 closed at 5610 points. Utilities was the strongest performing sector gaining 1.2%. Telcos gained 0.0% and Financials advanced 0.7% after losing earlier. The worst performing sector was Industrials losing 0.8%. The Industrials sector has performed well over the last few weeks as we can see investors taking profits. ASX % ALLORDS +0.21% CBA +0.65% BHP -0.32% ANZ +0.49% BEN +0.00% WBC +0.98% No economic news were released for Australia. The Shanghai Composite index was closed due to a Chinese Public Holiday. The benchmark index has tumbled 6.4% on Friday. IAG TGZ S % -0.62% -3.57%

4 DAILY PRICE ACTIVITY AUSTRALIA ASX200 price action yesterday

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7 WHATS HOT? WHATS NOT? A2M.asx - steaming hot SEK.asx - cooling down DATE CODE COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT The A2 Milk Company (ASX: A2M) has announced that two confidential parties have shown associated interest in the potential acquisition of all the shares in A2 Milk. A2M gained 19.6% yesterday on the back of the announcement. Seek Limited (ASX:SEK) has downgraded its FY15 and FY16 guidance due to weaker than expected results for SEEK Learning. SEEK has stated that the company expects solid growth in revenue and growth in EBITDA to be moderately lower than revenue growth.

8 ECONOMIC NEWS What to look out for DATE CODE COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT House price index forecasted to show a 2.3% increase QoQ HSBC Manufacturing PMI for China expected to remain below 50 German Services and Manufacturing data tonight at 5:30pm (AEST) U.S. Core Durable Goods Orders

9 NEWSWORTHY This caught our attention.. A2 DATE Milk CODE Becomes COMPANY Takeover Target, ANNOUNCEMENT Shares Soar The A2 Milk Company (ASX: A2M) has announced that two confidential parties have shown associated interest in the potential acquisition of all the shares in A2 Milk. The acquiring parties have demanded confidentiality and stated that their expression of interest is non-binding. In the event of the companies names becoming public, the expression of interest will be withdrawn. The deal is currently subject to a due diligence and approval from the New Zealand Overseas Investment Act. Currently A2 s biggest shareholder is Australian based Freedom Foods (ASX:FNP) at per cent after increasing their position earlier this month. Shares of FNP have soared following the announcement and are currently trading at $3.14, up 12% from Friday's closing price. Read the full story here:

10 LATEST UPDATE FROM WISE-OWL Shriro Holdings Ltd (SHM) Float Watch: Shriro Holdings Ltd (SHM) CODE COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT Shriro Holdings Ltd ("Shriro", "the Company") is an Australian wholesaling business focused on household products and consumer electronics. Shriro's principal assets include its distribution network, proprietary brands, and licensing agreements. In Australia and New Zealand, Shriro is exclusive distributor of Blanco products, and has distributed Casio products since The Company is also a licensed distributor for Pioneer in New Zealand. Shriro's proprietary brands include Omega, Robinhood, Evedure, and Altise. The Company operates five distribution centres in Australia and New Zealand, and holds supply agreements with manufacturers in Europe and Asia. ASX:SHM Offer Price: $1.00 Listing: 23rd June Rating: 3.5/5 Click here

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