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ASX 200 live: CBA first-half results; AGL, CPU, NBN, Suncorp earnings; Woolworths cutting jobs; Powell says no rush to cut rates
CBA and Computershare hit records. Woolworths cutting jobs. AGL narrows guidance after profit fall. Suncorp's March cash windfall, buyback promise. Star ex-boss: Casino 'run in clean and legal' way. US CPI data next equity markets trigger.
Welcome to the Trading Day blog for Wednesday, February 12. The ASX 200 index is up 0.5 per cent to 8,524.9 points at 3.25pm AEDT, led by industrials and financial stocks, as global markets await US CPI data.
On Wall Street overnight, the S&P 500 index closed flat and the Dow Jones index rose 0.2 per cent higher. The technology-focused Nasdaq was in the red, off 0.3 per cent.
Cryptocurrency giant bitcoin is above $US96,000.
The Aussie dollar is trading around US62.95c.
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Originally published as ASX 200 live: CBA first-half results; AGL, CPU, NBN, Suncorp earnings; Woolworths cutting jobs; Powell says no rush to cut rates
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