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| ('marketwatch.com/story/asia-markets-remain-quiet-ahead-of-brexit-vote-2016-06-22', 2)                                                    | Overall , however , it was a quiet day for the region , with major benchmarks steering close to flat : Australia 's S&P / ASX 200 >>>XJO , -0.68 %<<< was up 0.2 % , while the Shanghai Composite Index SHCOMP , -1.30 % slipped 0.5 % .                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
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| ('marketwatch.com/story/asia-pacific-markets-dip-on-last-trading-day-of-the-year-2019-12-30/print', 3)                                    | Australia 's S&P / ASX 200 >>>XJO , -0.88 %<<< was also set to close early , posting steeper losses .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
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| ('marketwatch.com/story/asia-pacific-stocks-jump-on-us-china-trade-truce-2018-12-02', 3)                                                  | Benchmark indexes in Hong Kong HSI , -1.05 % Singapore STI , -2.21 % Taiwan Y9999 , -0.70 % and Australia >>>XJO , -1.22 %<<< also posted solid gains as well .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
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| ('marketwatch.com/story/asia-stocks-latest-quotes-2015-07-13/print', 0)                                                                   | Here are the latest trading levels for Asia 's major stock markets : Tokyo ( Nikkei Average NIK , -0.03 % ) up 1.7 % ; Hong Kong ( Hang Seng Index HSI , +0.38 % ) down 0.6 % ( at break ) ; Shanghai ( Shanghai Composite Index SHCOMP , +1.30 % ) down 0.3 % ( at break ) ; Sydney ( S&P / ASX 200 >>>XJO , -0.89 %<<< ) up 2.1 % ; Seoul ( Kospi SEU , +0.76 % ) up 0.1 % ; Mumbai ( Sensex 1 , +0.87 % ) down 0.1 % ; Taipei ( Taiex Y9999 , +0.66 % ) up 0.3 % |
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| ('marketwatch.com/story/asia-stocks-retreat-broadly-tuesday-after-strong-gains-a-day-earlier-2018-10-22', 7)                              | Australian stocks >>>XJO , -1.61 %<<< closed down 1.1 % .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
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| ('marketwatch.com/story/asia-stocks-sink-at-tuesdays-open-but-quickly-bounce-off-lows-as-us-china-tiff-unsettles-markets-2019-05-13', 13) | Australia 's ASX 200 >>>XJO , +1.68 %<<< dropped 0.9 % .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
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| ('marketwatch.com/story/asian-markets-add-on-to-mondays-gains-2019-04-01', 9)                                                             | Sydney 's S&P - ASX 200 >>>XJO , +1.73 %<<< added 0.4 % to 6,242.70 and India 's Sensex 1 , +1.44 % as unchanged at 38,872.51 .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
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| ('marketwatch.com/story/asian-markets-choppy-on-brexit-uncertainty-2016-06-28', 5)                                                        | Elsewhere , Hong Kong 's Hang Seng Index HSI , -0.28 % was last down 0.5 % , Australia 's S&P / ASX 200 >>>XJO , +1.02 %<<< ended down 0.7 % , and Korea 's Kospi SEU , -0.74 % rose 0.5 % .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
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| ('marketwatch.com/story/asian-markets-dip-lower-awaiting-fed-news-2017-03-14', 3)                                                         | Australia 's S&P / ASX 200 >>>XJO , -0.31 %<<< ticked down 0.3 % , led by declines in its financial sector .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
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| ('marketwatch.com/story/asian-markets-drop-as-investors-jitters-return-2018-11-08', 16)                                                   | Australian stocks >>>XJO , -1.80 %<<< dipped 0.1 % , led by energy stocks , with Woodside Petroleum WPL , -2.37 % and Oil Search OSH , -2.67 % off over 1 % each .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
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| ('marketwatch.com/story/asian-markets-inch-up-ahead-of-us-jobs-report-2019-12-05', 7)                                                     | Australia 's S&P / ASX 200 >>>XJO , -0.64 %<<< rose 0.3 % .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
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| ('marketwatch.com/story/asian-markets-little-changed-as-brexit-fears-temper-wall-streets-optimism-2019-12-17', 3)                         | Australia 's S&P / ASX 200 >>>XJO , +0.94 %<<< gained 0.2 % while South Korea 's Kospi 180721 , +1.23 % was little changed .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
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| ('marketwatch.com/story/asian-markets-mixed-as-china-rolls-out-new-benchmark-lending-rate-2019-08-19', 6)                                 | Australia 's S&P / ASX 200 >>>XJO , +0.69 %<<< advanced 0.7 % as minutes of the Reserve Bank of Australia 's July meeting revealed central bankers would consider further monetary easing if necessary .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
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| ('marketwatch.com/story/asian-markets-mixed-as-investors-await-boj-decision-2016-09-20', 3)                                               | The S&P / ASX 200 >>>XJO , +1.09 %<<< closed up 0.7 % , the Hang Seng Index HSI , +0.51 % gained 0.6 % and Korea 's Kospi SEU , +0.76 % ended 0.5 % higher .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
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| ('marketwatch.com/story/asian-markets-mixed-as-us-china-trade-tensions-rear-up-again-2018-10-29', 15)                                     | Benchmarks in Australia >>>XJO , -1.89 %<<< and New Zealand NZ50GR , -0.98 % were about flat , while Singapore 's Strait Times Index STI , -0.88 % fell and Taiwan 's Taiex Y9999 , -1.41 % rose slightly .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
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| ('marketwatch.com/story/asian-markets-mostly-higher-ahead-of-fed-meeting-latest-trade-talks-2019-01-29', 3)                               | Australia 's S&P ASX 200 >>>XJO , +0.92 %<<< rose 0.2 % .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
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| ('marketwatch.com/story/asian-markets-post-widespread-losses-in-early-trading-2018-07-02', 11)                                            | Australia 's >>>XJO , +0.44 %<<< main index rose 0.5 % .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
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| ('marketwatch.com/story/asian-markets-pull-back-as-trade-tensions-resurface-2019-07-16', 7)                                               | Australia 's S&P / ASX 200 >>>XJO , -1.38 %<<< was one of the region 's few gainers , rising 0.4 % .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
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| ('marketwatch.com/story/asian-markets-pull-back-following-wall-streets-losses-2017-11-09', 14)                                            | Meanwhile , Australia 's benchmark index >>>XJO , -1.97 %<<< was down 0.4 % , with BHP Billiton BHP , -3.64 % and Rio Tinto RIO , -4.62 % both falling 2.3 % , likely on profit-taking following their double-digit gains so far this year .                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
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| ('marketwatch.com/story/asian-markets-pull-back-led-by-sharp-declines-in-china-2018-10-17', 18)                                           | Australia 's benchmark >>>XJO , -1.70 %<<< was about flat , with energy companies declining .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
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| ('marketwatch.com/story/asian-markets-pull-back-on-feds-stance-lower-expectations-for-trade-deal-2019-05-02', 11)                         | Australia 's S&P / ASX 200 >>>XJO , -1.27 %<<< closed flat .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
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| ('marketwatch.com/story/asian-markets-rebound-shrugging-off-north-korea-tensions-2017-08-29', 17)                                         | Australia 's S&P / ASX 200 >>>XJO , -0.96 %<<< was recently up 0.1 % .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
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| ('marketwatch.com/story/asian-markets-retreat-weighed-by-sinking-tech-stocks-2018-08-14', 15)                                             | Australia 's ASX 200 >>>XJO , -0.38 %<<< bucked the trend , up slightly , although banking heavyweight Commonwealth Bank of Australia CBA , +0.24 % fell amid accusations that it broke pension-fund rules .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
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| ('marketwatch.com/story/asian-markets-rise-after-fed-minutes-cast-doubt-on-rate-hike-2015-10-09', 5)                                      | The S&P / ASX 200 >>>XJO , -0.41 %<<< closed up 1.3 % , marking its fifth-straight day of gains , its first such string of up days since January .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
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| ('marketwatch.com/story/asian-markets-rise-as-china-reports-healthy-growth-2016-10-18', 16)                                               | Those gains helped drive Australia 's S&P / ASX 200 >>>XJO , +0.63 %<<< up 0.3 % .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
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| ('marketwatch.com/story/asian-markets-rise-despite-uncertainty-over-us-china-trade-talks-2019-03-17/print', 4)                            | Australia 's S&P / ASX 200 >>>XJO , +1.70 %<<< rose 0.3 % .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
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| ('marketwatch.com/story/asian-markets-struggle-to-recover-from-tuesdays-big-losses-2018-06-19', 14)                                       | Stocks also rose in Australia >>>XJO , -0.46 %<<< and New Zealand NZ50GR , -0.60 % .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
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| ('marketwatch.com/story/asian-markets-wary-despite-rise-in-china-stocks-2016-01-05', 3)                                                   | Australia 's S&P / ASX 200 >>>XJO , +1.54 %<<< fell 1.2 % , and Hong Kong 's Hang Seng Index HSI , +0.11 % was down 1 % .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
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| ('marketwatch.com/story/asian-stocks-mixed-as-china-prepares-for-g20-2016-02-24', 14)                                                     | The Hang Seng Index HSI , +1.82 % finished down 1.5 % , but Australia 's S&P / ASX 200 >>>XJO , +1.56 %<<< was up 0.1 % and Japan 's Nikkei Stock Average NIK , +1.68 % gained 1.4 % .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
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| ('marketwatch.com/story/asian-stocks-mostly-retreat-after-north-koreas-latest-missile-test-2017-09-14', 12)                               | Underperforming in Asia were stocks in Hong Kong HSI , -0.06 % and Australia >>>XJO , -0.94 %<<< , with benchmarks in both down some 0.6 % .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
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| ('marketwatch.com/story/asian-stocks-slip-as-dollar-strengthens-2016-03-23', 2)                                                           | Japan 's Nikkei Stock Average NIK , -3.23 % ended 0.6 % lower , South Korea 's Kospi SEU , -2.16 % closed down 0.5 % , and Australia 's S&P / ASX 200 >>>XJO , -1.95 %<<< finished down 1.1 % .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
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| ('marketwatch.com/story/australia-stocks-hurt-on-currency-fall-qantas-hit-2013-12-04', 1)                                                 | The S&P / ASX 200 >>>XJO , -0.57 %<<< fell 28 points , or 0.5 % , to 5,246 , led by losses in the heavily weighted financial sector .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
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| ('marketwatch.com/story/australian-shares-decline-as-mineral-firms-weigh-2011-04-13', 0)                                                  | SYDNEY ( MarketWatch ) -- Australian shares declined in early trading , with the S&P / ASX 200 index >>>XJO , +0.61 %<<< trading down 0.5 % at 4,887.70 .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
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| ('marketwatch.com/story/australian-stocks-flat-as-miners-offset-retailers-2012-10-11', 0)                                                 | SYDNEY ( MarketWatch ) -- Australian stocks hovered around the flat line in early trading Friday , with the S&P / ASX 200 index >>>XJO , -0.66 %<<< trading at 4483.10 .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
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| ('marketwatch.com/story/australian-stocks-rise-with-miners-gaining-2012-04-02', 1)                                                        | The benchmark S&P / ASX 200 >>>XJO , -0.25 %<<< added 0.2 % to 4339.50 with attention focused on the Reserve Bank of Australia 's interest-rate decision due later in the day .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
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| ('marketwatch.com/story/australian-stocks-sink-as-miners-tumble-2012-08-23', 1)                                                           | The benchmark S&P / ASX 200 >>>XJO , +1.22 %<<< dropped 0.7 % to 4,351.20 , bringing weekly losses to 0.4 % .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
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| ('marketwatch.com/story/cash-injection-boosts-chinese-stocks-but-concerns-linger-2016-04-20', 15)                                         | Australia 's S&P / ASX 200 >>>XJO , -0.78 %<<< climbed 1.1 % , and Korea 's Kospi SEU , -0.10 % gained 0.8 % , and Hong Kong 's Hang Seng Index HSI , +0.24 % finished up 1.8 % .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
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| ('marketwatch.com/story/china-stocks-drop-sharply-as-yuan-dips-to-3-week-low-2016-02-28', 5)                                              | Japan 's Nikkei Stock Average NIK , +1.57 % closed down nearly 1 % , Australia 's S&P / ASX 200 >>>XJO , +1.45 %<<< gained 0.2 % and South Korea 's Kospi SEU , +1.18 % was flat .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
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| ('marketwatch.com/story/china-stocks-resume-slide-leading-asian-shares-lower-2015-08-19', 33)                                             | One bright spot was Australia 's S&P ASX 200 >>>XJO , +0.75 %<<< which rose 1.5 % , with gains in what had been the most-battered sectors : banks and energy stocks .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
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| ('marketwatch.com/story/china-stocks-surge-as-gdp-triggers-expectations-of-beijing-stimulus-2016-01-19', 5)                               | Elsewhere in the region , markets also ended ahead , with Japan 's Nikkei Stock Average NIK , +2.22 % up 0.6 % and Australia 's S&P / ASX 200 >>>XJO , -0.95 %<<< rising nearly 1 % .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
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| ('marketwatch.com/story/currency-gains-boost-most-asian-markets-2016-03-17', 1)                                                           | Australia 's S&P / ASX 200 >>>XJO , +0.53 %<<< ended up 0.3 % , and Korea 's Kospi SEU , +0.06 % rose 0.2 % , but Japan 's Nikkei Stock Average NIK , -0.58 % ended 1.3 % lower .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
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| ('marketwatch.com/story/guid/d805453c-5a51-11e9-ae93-95c3f10e36f6', 2)                                                                    | Australia 's S&P / ASX >>>XJO , -2.02 %<<< was flat , along with the South Korea 's Kospi 180721 , +2.19 % .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
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| ('marketwatch.com/story/hong-kong-stocks-close-at-highest-since-late-2010-2014-08-13', 8)                                                 | In other Asian markets , Seoul 's Kospi Composite Index SEU , -0.92 % settled 1 % higher , the Shanghai Composite Index SHCOMP , -1.27 % ticked up 0.1 % , and Sydney 's S&P / ASX 200 >>>XJO , -1.07 %<<< pulled back 0.3 % .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
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| ('marketwatch.com/story/hong-kong-stocks-retreat-with-property-developers-weak-2015-02-27', 11)                                           | In Australia , the S&P / ASX 200 >>>XJO , +1.13 %<<< finished 0.3 % higher , while in South Korea , the Kospi Composite Index SEU , +1.29 % gave up 0.4 % .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
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| ('marketwatch.com/story/hong-kong-stocks-snap-eight-day-win-streak-amid-profit-taking-2015-04-14', 16)                                    | South Korea 's Kospi Composite Index SEU , -0.46 % also tacked on 0.6 % , while Australia 's S&P / ASX 200 >>>XJO , +0.27 %<<< edged 0.2 % lower .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
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| ('marketwatch.com/story/how-to-navigate-this-ridiculous-spongebob-stock-market-carefully-2016-09-23', 18)                                 | Asian markets ADOW , -0.03 % finished mixed , with a 1 % pop higher for Australian stocks >>>XJO , +1.06 %<<< while on the downside , the Nikkei NIK , -0.32 % fell on yen USDJPY , +0.26 % strength .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
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| ('marketwatch.com/story/japan-stocks-extend-losses-as-yen-continues-to-rise-2016-09-14', 2)                                               | Australia 's S&P / ASX 200 >>>XJO , -0.27 %<<< recovered to end up 0.2 % and Hong Kong 's Hang Seng Index HSI , -0.63 % closed 0.63 % higher .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
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| ('marketwatch.com/story/japan-stocks-snap-winning-streak-ahead-of-fed-meeting-2014-09-16/print', 14)                                      | Meanwhile , Sydney 's S&P / ASX 200 >>>XJO , +0.58 %<<< ended down 0.5 % , while Seoul 's Kospi Composite Index 180721 , +0.02 % rose 0.4 % .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
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| ('marketwatch.com/story/japanese-stocks-end-higher-with-key-asian-and-european-markets-shut-for-holiday-2017-05-01', 8)                   | Elsewhere in the region , Australia 's S&P / ASX 200 >>>XJO , +0.51 %<<< was up 0.6 % to end at 5,956.50 , driven in part by big banks ahead of earnings reports starting this week .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
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| ('marketwatch.com/story/nikkei-leads-asian-market-losses-as-investors-geopolitical-worries-grow-2018-05-22', 10)                          | Energy stocks dragged down Australia 's S&P / ASX 200 >>>XJO , -0.73 %<<< , with the sector down more than 2.5 % , on pace for its worst day since 2016 .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
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| ('marketwatch.com/story/nikkei-slides-amid-mixed-trading-by-asian-markets-2018-11-14', 10)                                                | Australian stocks >>>XJO , -2.16 %<<< fell initially but scratched out a less than 0.1 % closing gain , as financials remained a drag on the broader index .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
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| ('marketwatch.com/story/stocks-in-hong-kong-china-try-to-stay-afloat-nikkei-slips-2018-10-09/print', 13)                                  | Australia 's benchmark >>>XJO , +0.84 %<<< was barely in positive territory , while New NZ50GR , -0.28 % sank incrementally .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
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| ('marketwatch.com/story/us-stock-futures-flat-as-traders-dont-dare-to-move-before-jobs-data-2015-08-07', 25)                              | Chinese stocks SHCOMP , -0.42 % closed higher , while falling bank shares led to steep losses in Australian equities >>>XJO , -0.07<<<                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
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