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Live: ASX 200 tracks US gains; SQM, Rinehart team up for Azure; proxy votes back Allkem-Livent union

ASX 200 hits fresh 10-month high on Bank of Japan's unchanged policy, outlook. SQM, Hancock's Azure bid lifts lithium bets. G8 Education soars. New CEO for takeover target Pacific Smiles.

David Rogers, Valerina Changarathil and Joseph Carbone
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6:17AMDecember 19, 2023.
Updated 5:06PMDecember 19, 2023
The Australian Business Network
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Last-minute deals locally and overseas are keeping investors busy in the last days of 2023. Picture: Gaye Gerard
Last-minute deals locally and overseas are keeping investors busy in the last days of 2023. Picture: Gaye Gerard

Welcome to the Trading Day blog for Tuesday, December 19. The ASX 200 index finished up 0.8 per cent to 7489.10 points, extending an already-strong day after Bank of Japan's unchanged policy and outlook.

The Aussie dollar is at US67.22c.

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