ASX 200 live: Banks lead EOFY ASX charge; CBA steady; Star's Queen's Wharf deal off
Domestic bourse finishes strong year despite tariff turmoil. Queen's Wharf deal dead as Star, partners can't resolve 'outstanding commercial issues'. Health stocks fare best.
Welcome to the Trading Day blog for Monday, June 30. The ASX 200 index closed 0.3 per cent higher to 8542.30 points with healthcare stocks leading the surge.
On Friday, Wall Street's S&P 500 and the technology-focused Nasdaq both closed 0.5 per cent higher, respectively, hitting all-time highs. The Dow Jones index closed 1 per cent stronger.
Cryptocurrency giant bitcoin was around $US107,800 at 5pm AEST.
The Aussie dollar was trading around US65.43c.
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