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ASX 200 ends losing streak with 1pc gain; strong day for tech billionaires; Yancoal, Whitehaven rise

IMF sees potential need for RBA hike. Yancoal leads coal miners. Whitehaven flags partial sale of Blackwater mine. NAB CEO sees late 2024 economic recovery. Santos' NT Barossa nod.

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Local investors are parsing local and global economic and corporate updates. Picture: David Swift
Local investors are parsing local and global economic and corporate updates. Picture: David Swift
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6:15AMJanuary 19, 2024.
Updated 5:05PMJanuary 19, 2024
The Australian Business Network

Welcome to the Trading Day blog for Friday, January 19. The ASX 200 index closed 1 per cent higher at 7421.20 points with gains led by tech and healthcare stocks. 

The Aussie dollar is trading higher, near US65.79c.

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