ASX 200 closes flat; Altium, Megaport top gainers; Coles, BHP, Woodside down
Altium, Megaport led tech sector gains. Worst day since 2020 for Coles. Redbubble wins support on cost-cutting focus. HUB24 lifts on profit jump. Telstra's best day in 16 months.
Welcome to the Trading Day blog for Tuesday, August 22. The ASX 200 index recovers from a six-week low to finish flat - up just 0.09 per cent at 7121.60 - as earnings-related strain on some major stocks offsets tech gains.
The Aussie dollar is trading around US64.26c.
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