ASX 200's first quarterly fall in a year; Gina Rinehart lifts Liontown stake
ASX 200 has worst month in a year, down 3.5 per cent. Hancock Prospecting's Liontown stake at 12.36 per cent. Fresh barbs in battle to control pubs giant Endeavour. Core soars. BoQ flags $79m hit, 250 job cuts.
Welcome to the Trading Day blog for Friday, September 29. The ASX 200 index closes 0.3 per cent higher at 7048.60 points, hitting a three-day high as miners rally.
The Aussie dollar is trading around US64.74c.
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