CBA, Computershare drive ASX 200 fresh record high; Woolworths cutting jobs; BHP appoints new chair
CBA and Computershare hit records. Woolworths cutting jobs. AGL narrows guidance after profit fall. Suncorp's March cash windfall, buyback promise. Star ex-boss: Casino 'run in clean and legal' way. BHP appoints new chairman. US CPI data next equity markets trigger.
That's all from the Trading Day blog for Wednesday, February 12. The ASX 200 index jumps 0.6 per cent to a record high close of 5 per cent to 8,535.3 points, led by industrials and financial stocks, as global markets await US CPI data.
On Wall Street overnight, 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 US62.95c.
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