ASX 200 soars to record highs; CBA hits record, again; TechOne record on profit jump; Elders tanks
ASX 200 soars to record high on large scale buying before a late selloff. RBA 'vigilant' on inflation risks. Goyder to chair Perron Group. TechOne hits record after profit jump on a strong day for tech stocks. CBA, Xero, WiseTech also hit records. Elders dives after capital raise. Santos buoyant on higher returns promise
That's all from the Trading Day blog for Tuesday, November 19. The ASX 200 index ends up 0.9 per cent at a record high close of 8374 after soaring to an all-time high of 8446.4 on broad-based gains led by tech stocks.
The Aussie dollar is trading around US65.05c.
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