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The Australian Securities Exchange has bid farewell to 153 listed companies over 2020, with the exchange delisting firms for reasons ranging from failing to pay listing fees and imploding as the economy tanked, to takeovers.
The losses come after 73 initial public offerings for the year amid 113 overall new listings, leaving the market 40 listings lighter.
High-profile losses include the likes of Virgin Australia, which departed the stock exchange on November 17, and Village Roadshow, set to be the last out the door for the year after it was delisted at the close of trade on Wednesday.
Virgin, which went into administration early on in the year under the weight of crippling debts and a pandemic that left borders...