Live: ASX 200 ends higher; Goodman cops second strike over pay; Webjet soars
Andrew, Nicola Forrest to 'rebuild Ukraine' with green infrastructure. Webjet soars on profit recovery. ASX flags up to $255m CHESS hit. Perpetual sinks, Pendal lifts on new deal.
Welcome to the Trading Day blog for Thursday, November 17. ASX 200 ends higher. Goodman board survives spill move. Webjet soars on profit recovery. ASX flags up to $255m CHESS hit. Perpetual sinks, Pendal lifts on new deal.
The ASX 200 finishes 0.2 per cent up at 7135.7 points.
On Wall Street, the S&P 500 closed 0.8 per cent lower, the technology-focused Nasdaq Composite index was off 1.5 per cent and the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.1 per cent weaker after strong retail sales data pushed the case for another big rate hike by the Federal Reserve.
US 10-year bond yields fell to 3.68 per cent, but two-year yields rose to 4.36 per cent.
Oil prices fell with the global benchmark Brent crude down 1.1 per cent to $US92.86 per barrel and the US Nymex off 1.5 per cent to $US85.59 per barrel.
The gold futures price was 0.1 per cent lower at $US1775.80 an ounce while iron ore futures rose by as much to $US92.34 a tonne.
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