ASX 200 higher; Bendigo Bank soars on cash profit; Star's Heap and Lahey to leave over ASIC action
Tech, banks lead ASX higher; Star's Heap and Lahey to leave board, contest ASIC allegations; Bendigo Bank surges on cash profit; Woodside slams gas price cap and miners drag.
Welcome to the Trading Day blog for Tuesday, December 13. The Australian sharemarket edged higher on gains led by tech and financials as a busy week for global shares kicks off.
The S&P/ASX 200 index advanced by 22.50 points, or by 0.3 per cent, to 7203.30.
On Wall Street, the S&P 500 added 1.4 per cent, the Nasdaq firmed 1.3 per cent and the Dow Jones gained 1.6 per cent.
The dollar was buying US67.61c at the close.
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