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ASX 200 live: CBA first-half results; AGL, CPU, NBN, Suncorp earnings; Powell says no rush to cut rates
CBA climbs after 'no-surprise' result. AGL narrows guidance after profit fall. Suncorp's March cash windfall, buyback promise. Computershare lifts expectations. Star ex-boss: Casino 'run in clean and legal' way. US CPI data next equity markets trigger.
Welcome to the Trading Day blog for Wednesday, February 12. The ASX 200 index is up 0.1 per cent to 8490 points at noon AEDT with sectors mixed as global markets await US CPI data and Australian earnings season fires up.
On Wall Street, the S&P 500 index closed flat and the Dow Jones index rose 0.2 per cent higher. The technology-focused Nasdaq was in the red, off 0.3 per cent.
Cryptocurrency giant bitcoin is above $US96,000.
The Aussie dollar is trading around US62.93c.
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Originally published as ASX 200 live: CBA first-half results; AGL, CPU, NBN, Suncorp earnings; Powell says no rush to cut rates
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