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Live: ASX 200 halves gains on hawkish RBA minutes; tech stocks jump; Bapcor falls

RBA November meeting 'live' as hints at hike. Santos lifts on LNG split calls. Bapcor dives as revenue growth slows. ACCC nod to NBN Co pricing. Fiery last AGM for Telstra chair John Mullen.

Geopolitical tensions, economic and corporate updates are driving equity market sentiment. Picture: Dylan Coker
Geopolitical tensions, economic and corporate updates are driving equity market sentiment. Picture: Dylan Coker

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.

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