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ASX live coverage: ASX 200 to fall after strong jobs data; Wall Street rallies

Local shares shy away from new records after strong jobs data effectively ends hopes of a 2024 rate cut. Flight Centre sinks at open on update. Telix plans Nasdaq listing. South Korean authorities eye Regal for short-selling breaches.

David Rogers and Joseph Carbone
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October 18, 2024 - 11:11AM
The Australian Business Network
The ASX 200 set new records in Thursday trading.
The ASX 200 set new records in Thursday trading.

Welcome to the Trading Day blog for Friday, October 18. The ASX 200 is 0.6 per cent lower to 8302.80 points at 11.10am AEST after setting new records on Thursday.

The Aussie dollar is trading around US67c.

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