ASX 200 live: RBA minutes reflect rates uncertainty; HMC hits Healthscope with breach notices; Aurizon impacted by OneSteel, Centrex administrations
US tariffs, inflation uncertainty clouds outlook, RBA minutes show. HMC down on Healthscope non-payments. Aurizon details hit from OneSteel, Centrex administrations. Star's liquidity crisis continues.
Welcome to the Trading Day blog for Tuesday, March 4. The ASX 200 index trimmed earlier falls, closing 0.6 per cent lower to 8198.10 points with most sectors in the red.
Economic nerves were evident on Wall Street with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones indexes closing down 1.7 per cent and 1.5 per cent, respectively. The technology-focused Nasdaq shed 2.6 per cent.
Cryptocurrency giant bitcoin is above $US84,000 at 5.05pm AEDT
The Aussie dollar is trading around US62.04c.
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