ASX 200 lifts; Bapcor dives; Woolies sales disappoint; US probe hits Block; buyback lifts NAB; Pexa jumps
Major banks gain after NAB results, buyback. Pexa jumps on NatWest deal. Investors dump Bapcor after profit warning. Woolworths sales disappoint, boss says Coles 'out-traded us'. US investigation hits Block.
Welcome to the Trading Day blog for Thursday, May 12. The ASX 200 closed 0.2 per cent higher at 7587.00 points. Wall Street ended mixed after the Fed kept rates steady and chair Jerome Powell said a hike is unlikely.
The Aussie dollar is trading around US65.38c.
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Originally published as ASX 200 lifts; Bapcor dives; Woolies sales disappoint; US probe hits Block; buyback lifts NAB; Pexa jumps
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