ASX 200 lifts 0.1pc; Bank of Japan keeps yield policy; Telix soars on US sales growth
Shares mostly unchanged as the Bank of Japan keeps its bond policy. Telix soars on US sales. JB Hi-Fi gains. Brett Blundy buys into City Chic as AustraliaSuper reduces stake.
Welcome to the Trading Day blog for Wednesday, January 18. The Australian sharemarket ends marginally higher after the Bank of Japan opts to maintain its bond yield control policy.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed up by 0.1 per cent to 7393.40, with six of the 11 sectors higher.
Wall Street is set to edge rise slightly this evening with futures tied to the S&P 500, Dow Jones and the Nasdaq in the green.
The dollar is around US69.90c at the close.
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