ASX 200 live: CSL's $2.3bn US investment; Helloworld lobs $353m Webjet bid; ANZ culture reset to 'take years'

ASX closes 0.3 per cent lower, hurt by banking and technology stocks. National Australia Bank boss Andrew Irvine says Australia should be an 'energy superpower', as he bemoans the 'vilification' of gas. DroneShield dives 20 per cent after US boss quits.

ANZ CEO Nuno Matos appeared as part of a review of Australia's four major banks in Canberra. Picture: Martin Ollman

Welcome to the Trading Day blog for Wednesday, November 19. The ASX 200 index closed 0.3 per cent lower at 8447.9 points, hurt by banking and technology stocks.

On Wall Street, the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite fell 1.2 per cent with Nvidia shedding nearly 3 per cent ahead of its earnings update on Wednesday (US time) after market close. The S&P 500 index was 0.8 per cent lower and the Dow Jones index was off 1.1 per cent or nearly 500 points.

Cryptocurrency giant bitcoin is below $US93,000.

The Aussie dollar is weaker near US64.92c.

Originally published as ASX 200 live: CSL's $2.3bn US investment; Helloworld lobs $353m Webjet bid; ANZ culture reset to 'take years'