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ASX 200 live: Macquarie boss. Stokes on tariff balancing act; HMC's Healthscope update; Platinum's mandate loss
Trump tariffs in focus for business leaders at Macquarie conference. HMC Capital in talks to re-tenant Healthscope facilities. Regal Partners explains why it abandoned Platinum bid.
Welcome to the Trading Day blog for Tuesday, May 6. The ASX 200 index closed 0.1 per cent lower to 8151.40 points, with health stock falls offsetting other sector's gains.
Ahead of the expected hold on interest rates this week by the US Federal Reserve -- in defiance of the US President's wishes -- Wall Street's major indexes closed in the red. The S&P 500 fell 0.6 per cent and the Dow Jones closed 0.2 per cent lower - both ending their nine-session winning streak. The technology-focused Nasdaq closed 0.7 per cent weaker.
Cryptocurrency giant bitcoin is above $US94,000.
The Aussie dollar is trading around US64.47c.
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