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S&P/ASX 200 ends at record amid Covid woes
ASX 200 closes higher at record. Oil prices fell. Nick Scali up as profit beats guidance.
Welcome to the Trading Day blog for Thursday, 5 August, 2021. The ASX 200 has closed at a record with a raft of stocks including health insurer NIB setting new highs. Oil prices fell again. Nick Scali gains as profit beats guidance.
US markets mostly slipped amid concerns the recovery could be faltering. The S&P 500 ticked down 0.5 per cent, the Dow retreated 0.9 per cent and the Nasdaq closed up 0.1 per cent. European markets closed higher.
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Originally published as S&P/ASX 200 ends at record amid Covid woes
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