ASX ends lower; Domino's records sharpest one-day fall as Origin soars on smaller takeover bid

ASX falls after Domino's sharpest fall on record. Wages growth less than expected. Origin takeover offer cut. Scentre lifts guidance. Rio Tinto to pay $US2.25 final dividend.

Equity investors are parsing earnings season updates alongside economic updates. Picture: Gaye Gerard

Welcome to the Trading Day blog for Wednesday, February 22. The Australian sharemarket has eased down on broad falls led by consumer discretionary after Domino's crashed to its sharpest one-day fall on record.

The S&P/ASX 200 fell 21.80 points, or by 0.3 per cent to 7314.50.

Wall Street was expected to be bound from sharp overnight falls with futures tied to the S&P 500, Dow Jones and Nasdaq up by 0.1-0.2 per cent.

The dollar was near US68.30c after the close.