ASX 200 eyes record close on Aug jobless rate steady, US rate cut; ALS tanks on profit downgrade; Sims, Orica gain
Bruce Chenoweth will assume chair role at gaming giant. Strike, MinRes lift on WA gas policy tweak. US Fed's jumbo rate cut ramps up RBA pressure. Total Tools hit with data leak. Second class action hits Harvey Norman for allegedly useless warranties.
Welcome to the Trading Day blog for Thursday, September 19. The ASX 200 index closed 0.6 per cent higher to 8191.90 points after the release of August jobs data. US stocks closed lower on the US Fed's jumbo rate cut.
The Aussie dollar is higher, near US68.19c at 4.50pm AEST after the release of August jobs data.
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