ASX 200: CBA tracks record close; WiseTech long-serving directors quit; Trump calls Powell 'stupid' as Fed holds rate

Banks offset falls in miners with CBA up to a record high close of $182.85. Surprise 2500 dip in May jobs data. WiseTech's long-serving directors to exit. KMD hits record low on earnings warning. 

US President Donald Trump is continuing to criticise US Fed chair Jerome Powell as part of his push for rate cuts. Pictures: Brendan Smialowski, Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP

That's all from the Trading Day blog for Thursday, June 19. The ASX 200 index slipped marginally to a two-week low close of 8523.7 points on mining sector falls, albeit mostly offset by strong gains in banks with CBA up to a fresh record high.

Ahead of its Juneteenth holiday on Thursday (Friday AEST), Wall Street's major indexes - S&P 500, Dow Jones and the technology-focused Nasdaq - all closed flat.

The global benchmark Brent crude is near $US76 per barrel and the US WTI is around $US73 per barrel.

Cryptocurrency giant bitcoin is below $US105,000.

The Aussie dollar is trading around US64.75c.

Originally published as ASX 200: CBA tracks record close; WiseTech long-serving directors quit; Trump calls Powell 'stupid' as Fed holds rate