ASX 200 closes down 0.15%; API soars on Woolworths bid; Afterpay dives

ASX closes down 0.15 per cent, CSL eyeing $10bn firm, Afterpay dives after delayed Square vote, API soars on Woolies bid and Coles faces court action.

ASX is expected to open lower on Thursday following a seesaw trading session in the US. Picture: NCA NewsWire / James Gourley

Welcome to the Trading Day blog for Thursday, December 2. ASX closed down 0.15%, recovering from heavier losses this morning after US markets fell on the first confirmed case of Omicron in the country.

The S&P/ASX 200 Index closed down 0.15 per cent to 7225.2.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed trading on Wednesday 1.3 per cent lower, the S&P 500 fell by 1.2 per cent and tech-heavy Nasdaq recorded a 1.8 per cent decline.

Iron ore is 1.3 per cent higher to $US101.30 a tonne. The US Nymex crude price is down 0.9 per cent to $US65.57 a barrel.