ASX 200 lifts; Elders, APM, Beach tank; iron ore futures jump; Life360 lifts
Extend grocery code to Amazon, Costco: Woolworths. APM, Elders in profit warnings. Beach dives on Waitsia cost blowout. Platinum's $527m net outflows. Ex-NAB boss Andrew Thorburn joins HammondCare.
Welcome to the Trading Day blog for Monday, April 8. The ASX 200 index closed 0.2 per cent higher at 7789.10 points.
The Aussie dollar is near US65.80c.
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ASX 200 surges on tech, mining gains
Tech investors pile in despite Trump exemptions confusion. Property, health stocks also strong gainers. China's exports surged in March. Future of bank stocks clouded: Citi.
ASX 200 trims falls as Trump, Asian markets await China response
The ASX 200 trimmed a big intraday fall as US stock index futures and US Treasuries reversed early losses. Asian stocks are mixed with the Nikkei 225 down 3 per cent and the Hang Seng index turning up 1.3 per cent. Xi Jinping will visit Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia next week for a response to Trump's 145 per cent tariff war.