Two Macquarie Group executives repeatedly drugged a colleague with valium and laxatives during a business trip to South America in a "malicious" attempt to discredit him. A global sell-off of Australian assets exacerbated the biggest single-day fall in shares since Trump's election. Equity managers will have to consider adding Chinese equities to their portfolios following MSCI's addition to its emerging market index.

As if investors didn't have enough to fret about, the threat of a disorderly fall in the price of the world's most important commodity is spooking markets. US index provider MSCI said it will add domestic Chinese equities to its global emerging markets benchmark index. Oil has dragged on global equities overnight, setting up the ASX for a negative start to the day. Barclays and four former executives are charged with conspiracy to commit fraud over financial dealings with Qatar during the GFC.

Oil prices fell 2 per cent to seven-month lows overnight after increases in supply by several key producers. The Australian dollar hit a two-month high on Thursday, boosted by positive local jobs data and a fall in the greenback after weak US inflation data.

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