ASX 200: Ramelius eyes Spartan takeover; Tyro bids for Smartpay; jobs data, rate decisions this week
China's economic data beats estimates. Star's former executives expose alleged internal fails. Suitor Ramelius falls as $2bn bid lifts Spartan. Smartpay's best day in months as Tyro, unnamed rival suitor circle. Woodside gets its first China LNG customer.
That's all from the Trading Day blog for Monday, March 17. The ASX 200 index closed 0.8 per cent higher at 7854.1 points with most sectors in the green and China exposures strong before expected stimulus announcements on Monday.
US indexes S&P 500 and the technology-focused Nasdaq both closed Friday with gains of 2 per cent and 2.6 per cent, respectively. The Dow Jones index rose 1.7 per cent.
Cryptocurrency giant bitcoin is above $US83,000.
The Aussie dollar is trading around US63.27c.
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