ASX rises; Qantas swings to $1.7bn profit; Medibank profit jumps; Ramsay tumbles
NAB CEO Ross McEwan warns of ongoing inflation 'hurt'. Woodside eyes $1bn windfall. Telix, Qantas gain. Ramsay dividend cut sparks sell-off.
Welcome to the Trading Day blog for Thursday, August 24. The ASX 200 index ends up 0.5 per cent at 7182.10 points, a six-day high close, as the tech sector gains and strong results from Nvidia boost US futures.
The Aussie dollar is near US64.79c.
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