ASX 200 lifts on US election excitement; Fortescue AGM in focus; Future Fund puts MinRes on notice; Wall Street rallied
Local bourse rises strongly on broad gains. Future Fund puts MinRes on notice over Ellison 'mistakes'. Fortescue to lean on government to help with green energy costs. Domain's disappointing update weighs.
Welcome to the Trading Day blog for Wednesday, November 6. The ASX 200 index closed 0.8 per cent higher to 8199.50 points. US election excitement pushed Wall Street indexes higher in the latest session.
The Aussie dollar was trading near US65.49c at 5pm AEDT.
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