ASX live coverage: ASX 200 retreats sharply from record high; Flight Centre dives on profit warning
Local shares fall back sharply from record highs amid broad-based declines. Flight Centre dives on a profit warning. WiseTech continues to dive. Miners down on China disappointment. Telix plans Nasdaq listing. South Korean authorities eye Regal for alleged short-selling breach. Spot gold hits record high.
That's all from the Trading Day blog for Friday, October 18. A day after hitting a record high of 8384.50 points on Thursday the ASX 200 dropped to a two-day low of 8262.2 on broad-based falls before closing downl 0.9 per cent at 8283.2 .
The Aussie dollar is trading around US67.09c.
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