ASX 200: IAG, ASX Ltd, Origin, Northern Star, South32, TWE report; Chemist Warehouse debuts
Sigma gains as $300m worth of shares change hands. Alliance Aviation's labour costs growing after first industrial action in two decades. IAG top loser as investors miss buyback. Temple & Webster top gainer. 'Cleaner result' sees ASX Ltd soar.
That's all from the Trading Day blog for Thursday, February 13. The ASX 200 index closed flat at is up 0.2 per cent to 8540 points after hitting a record high of 8575.2 led by mining gains. Banks retreat from highs, but CBA ends up at new record.
On Wall Street, the S&P 500 index closed 0.3 per cent lower and the Dow Jones shed 0.5 per cent; the technology-focused Nasdaq index ended flat.
Cryptocurrency giant bitcoin is trading below $US98,000.
The Aussie dollar is trading around US62.79c.
Originally published as ASX 200: IAG, ASX Ltd, Origin, Northern Star, South32, TWE report; Chemist Warehouse debuts
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