ASX 200 ends flat; Bendigo Bank results lift banks; NIB and BlueScope Steel tumble
Financials up on Bendigo Bank's half-year. NIB misses consensus. Bus win lifts Kelsian. Inghams gains on broker upgrades. Real estate stocks fall on weak results.
Welcome to the Trading Day blog for Monday, February 20. The Australian sharemarket was mostly unchanged with Wall Street closed for a public holiday and following a barrage of company results.
The S&P/ASX 200 index firmed 4.70 points, or by 0.1 per cent to 7351.50.
Wall Street is closed on Monday for the Presidents Day public holiday, but the S&P 500 fell 0.3 per cent on Friday, the Nasdaq lost 0.6 per cent and the Dow Jones added 0.4 per cent.
The dollar was near US69.05c at the close.
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