Live: ASX 200 falls 1.2pc before US rate call; Qantas rules out app cyber breach; Amcor up on results beat
Rabobank sees two RBA rate hikes in 2024. Qantas rules out app cyber breach. Amcor up on results beat. Endeavour falls after Woolworths selldown. Inquiry head criticises Star's slow reform.
Welcome to the Trading Day blog for Wednesday, May 1. The ASX 200 closed 1.2 per cent lower at 7569.90 points, following a sharp fall on Wall Street ahead of the Federal Reserve rate decision.
The Aussie dollar is trading around US64.77c.
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Originally published as Live: ASX 200 falls 1.2pc before US rate call; Qantas rules out app cyber breach; Amcor up on results beat
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