ASX down as Fed spooks investors
A grim warning by US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell saw the Australian share market finishing lower on Friday, erasing the week’s gains.
A grim warning by US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell saw the Australian share market finishing lower on Friday, erasing the week’s gains.
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Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 share index closed up 0.8% at 7308.7 points after hitting a 4-day high of 7354.8 on strong US gains.
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ASX 200 closes up 0.2% at an intraday high of 7348.1, jumping 11 points in the closing single price auction.
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Australian shares rose strongly on light volume after China’s liquidity boost late Friday boosted global markets and investors brushed off Sydney’s worsening Covid outbreak and the prospect of an extended lockdown.
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