ASX 200: Rio Tinto earnings down; Telstra, Fortescue, Tabcorp, Wesfarmers, Transurban results; Goodman back after $4bn discounted data raise
Fortescue leads mining losses. Banks continue to sink. Goodman down on equity raising. Megaport top gainer as Telstra, Wesfarmers also lift. Rescue package for SA steel plant. Jobs rise more than expected.
That's all from the Trading Day blog for Thursday, February 20. The ASX 200 index closed 1.1 per cent lower at 8322.80 points.
After the release of the US Federal Reserve's latest meeting minutes, Wall Street's major indexes closed higher. The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones indexes gained 0.2 per cent while the technology-focused Nasdaq ended flat.
Cryptocurrency giant bitcoin is just above $US97,000.
The Aussie dollar is trading around US63.65c.
Originally published as ASX 200: Rio Tinto earnings down; Telstra, Fortescue, Tabcorp, Wesfarmers, Transurban results; Goodman back after $4bn discounted data raise
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