ASX 200 lifts as CBA hits record; A2M div joy shows; GQG buyback; WiseTech tanks; Healthscope breakup
WiseTech profit warning, AGM updates weigh. GQG 'happy' to buyback CDIs after Adani fall. A2M flags first dividend. Kogan soars on massive earnings jump. Billionaire Brett Blundy-led Lovisa gets second strike against pay after weak trading update. CBA hits all-time high at $159.03.
That's all from the Trading Day blog for Friday, November 22. The ASX 200 index closed up 0.9 per cent at 8393.8 points with only the tech sector in the red due to WiseTech's dive.
On Wall Street, the S&P 500 index closed up 0.7 per cent, the technology-focused Nasdaq Composite ended 0.1 per cent higher and the Dow Jones rose more than 1 per cent.
Bitcoin hit a peak above $US99,000.
The Aussie dollar is trading around US65.19c.
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