ASX 200 ends losing streak with 1pc gain; strong day for tech billionaires; Yancoal, Whitehaven rise
IMF sees potential need for RBA hike. Yancoal leads coal miners. Whitehaven flags partial sale of Blackwater mine. NAB CEO sees late 2024 economic recovery. Santos' NT Barossa nod.
Welcome to the Trading Day blog for Friday, January 19. The ASX 200 index closed 1 per cent higher at 7421.20 points with gains led by tech and healthcare stocks.
The Aussie dollar is trading higher, near US65.79c.
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Originally published as ASX 200 ends losing streak with 1pc gain; strong day for tech billionaires; Yancoal, Whitehaven rise
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