ASX 200: Macquarie's $2.8bn Nomura sale; Tesla leads Mag 7 falls; Gold record

Gold record rings alarm bells for the global financial system. ASX ends flat as CBA and gold miners soar. Macquarie shares climb on $2.8bn asset sale to Nomura. 

Equity markets in Asia are back after their Easter break. Picture: Gaye Gerard

That's all from the Trading Day blog for Tuesday, April 22. The ASX 200 index closed little changed at 7816.7 points. Gains in major stocks including CBA, Macquarie, Coles and gold miners offset falls in most sectors.

On Wall Street, the S&P 500 ended 2.4 per cent lower, the Dow Jones index shed 972 points, or about 2.5 per cent, and the technology-focused Nasdaq fell 2.6 per cent.

Cryptocurrency giant bitcoin is trading above $US87,000.

The Aussie dollar is trading near US64.15c.