Mon Dieu! Rogue Trader's $8bn Loss Rocks French Bank

A ROGUE trader has stunned global financial markets by defrauding France's second-largest bank of $8.2 billion - the largest trading fraud in history.

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Markets Mauled

"OH WOW" was all one trader could say as the Australian sharemarket plummeted more than 7%, notching up its biggest one-day fall in almost 20 years.

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WOLLONGONG'S financial crisis has prompted some bookmakers to shut down NBL wooden spoon markets.