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ASX 200 gains; first strike against Qantas pay; Macquarie buyback as profit sinks

Qantas gets massive first strike against pay; directors Sampson, Hutchinson stay on board. Macquarie gains on buyback after earnings miss. Block soars. Treasury, Aussie Broadband dive.

David Rogers, Valerina Changarathil and Megan Neil
Global and local stocks are booking gains in a relatively strong week following central bank decisions in the US and UK to keep interest rates on hold. Picture: Gaye Gerard
Global and local stocks are booking gains in a relatively strong week following central bank decisions in the US and UK to keep interest rates on hold. Picture: Gaye Gerard
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5:47AMNovember 03, 2023.
Updated 5:34PMNovember 03, 2023
The Australian Business Network

Welcome to the Trading Day blog for Friday, November 3. The ASX 200 index closes 1.1 per cent higher at 6978.20 points as real estate, industrials and health care lead gains. Wall Street rose, US bonds slid.

The Aussie dollar is near US64.32c.

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