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5:59AMOctober 17, 2023.

Updated 5:16PMOctober 17, 2023

The Australian Business Network

Welcome to the Trading Day blog for Tuesday, October 17. The ASX 200 index closed 0.4 per cent higher at 7056.10 points, led by tech gains. Wall St closed higher.

The Aussie dollar is near US63.55c.