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The ASX 200 gained 0.4 per cent in the week ended 9 October as property and energy rose while technology and small caps declined.

Technology and semiconductor shares fell sharply as investors questioned the debt financing the AI infrastructure boom and confronted higher rates and Chinese competition.

Employment fell by 39,300 and unemployment held at a revised 4.7 per cent, giving the RBA more room to pause in November.