ASX 200's worst day in a week; Iluka, Magellan lead loses; Woolworths slams union's 'gun to the head'; Iluka gets more funds for Eneabba; Domino's broker downgrade; bitcoin's $US100k milestone
US jobs data due. ASX has worst day, lowest close in over a week after record highs. Goodman Group, APA Group sell-downs completed. Iluka's WA refinery costs weigh as government steps up support. Domino's downgraded. Aristocrat down as gaming CEO joins rival. WiseTech director pockets nearly $200m via share sale.
That's all from the Trading Day blog for Friday, December 6. The ASX 200 index closed down 0.6 per cent to 8420.9 in its worst day and lowest close in over a week.
On Wall Street, the S&P 500 and the technology-focused Nasdaq indexes closed 0.2 per cent lower after trading flat for most of the session. The Dow Jones index fell 0.6 per cent. All three had closed at record highs in their previous session.
Bitcoin's currently just above $US97,400 - a day after hitting its $US100,000 milestone.
The Aussie dollar is trading around US64.32c.
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