ASX 200 falls; Coles AGM updates; Aurizon, Paladin down; CBA, Aristocrat records; Platinum second strike; bitcoin above $US89,000
Paladin sinks 20pc-plus on mine challenges. Platinum Asset investors vote against pay plan. New intraday records for Aristocrat, CBA. ACCC says airfares up since 'Rexit', but Qantas has a different view. Business, consumer confidence up.
Welcome to the Trading Day blog for Tuesday, November 12. The ASX 200 index closed 0.1 per cent lower to 8255.60 points. On Wall Street, Dow Jones closed above 44,000 points for the first time and Nasdaq and S&P 500 indexes closed flat.
The Aussie dollar is trading around US65.51c.
Originally published as ASX 200 falls; Coles AGM updates; Aurizon, Paladin down; CBA, Aristocrat records; Platinum second strike; bitcoin above $US89,000
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