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S&P/ASX 200 closes up, US futures recover

ASX 200 closes up 0.2% at an intraday high of 7348.1, jumping 11 points in the closing single price auction.

Covid outbreaks and a slow vaccine rollout are weighing on the Australian market. Picture: Jeremy Piper
Covid outbreaks and a slow vaccine rollout are weighing on the Australian market. Picture: Jeremy Piper

Welcome to the Trading Day blog for Friday, July 16. The S&P/ASX 200 closed up 0.2% at an intraday high of 7348.1 after bouncing off an intraday low of 7316.3, then jumping 11 points in the closing single price auction.

Wall Street was mixed. European markets closed lower, iron ore rose and oil prices slipped.

Originally published as S&P/ASX 200 closes up, US futures recover

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