ASX 200 lifts; BHP suspends WA nickel operations; CBA's new record; JB Hi-Fi's The Good Guys sued by ACCC; A2M to vote yes on Synlait lifeline
BHP suspends nickel operations, citing global oversupply. Telix Pharma lifts on US payment changes. CBA breaks record price. Insignia boss overhauls executive ranks. White knight found for HS Fresh Food. Synlait soars as China rescue plan sails through.
Welcome to the Trading Day blog for Thursday, July 11. The ASX 200 index closed up 0.9 per cent to 7889.60 points with big gains by property and tech stocks. Wall Street indexes lifted more than 1 per cent on tech gains.
The Aussie dollar is near US67.56c at 5.40pm AEST.
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Originally published as ASX 200 lifts; BHP suspends WA nickel operations; CBA's new record; JB Hi-Fi's The Good Guys sued by ACCC; A2M to vote yes on Synlait lifeline
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