ASX live coverage: ASX 200 to respond to jobs data, key inflation metric
Local shares hit new highs after Dow leads overnight gains on Wall Street. Key jobs data due today. Oil prices slip further. BHP iron ore production rises. Regulator allows Star to keep Sydney licence.
Welcome to the Trading Day blog for Thursday, October 17. The ASX 200 has opened 1 per cent higher to a new record, now at 8363.50 points.
The Aussie dollar is trading around US66.61c.
Originally published as ASX live coverage: ASX 200 to respond to jobs data, key inflation metric
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