ASX 200 sets record close: Lendlease selling Capella; Rinehart lifts Lynas stake; Origin cuts APLNG guidance; Apple iPhone sales dip
A strong day for Aussie shares as the ASX 200 rises 0.5 per cent to a record high close at 8532.3. Origin cuts APLNG guidance. Citi upgrades BlueScope. Rinehart lifts Lynas stake. Broker upgrade for Zip. Lendlease selling Capella. US probing if DeepSeek used Nvidia chips. Trump advisors hunt for deals as Canada, Mexico tariffs loom.
That's all from the Trading Day blog for Friday, January 31. The ASX 200 index ends up 0.5 per cent at a record close of 8532.2 points with most sectors up.
On Wall Street, the S&P 500 closed 0.5 per cent higher, the technology-focused Nasdaq index climbed 0.3 per cent and the Dow Jones ended 0.4 per cent stronger.
Cryptocurrency market leader bitcoin is near $US104,428.
The Aussie dollar is trading around US62.19c.
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