ASX 200: GemLife IPO debut; AMP's legal woes; Pilbara Minerals' surprise surge; Domino's Q&A
Property group GemLife latest ASX IPO star. Domino's surprise Q&A with Jack Cowin. Pilbara Minerals' unusual volume spike. Under-pressure AMP's list of legal fights grows. Star white knight's Austrac warning.
That's all from the Trading Day blog for Thursday, July 3. The ASX 200 index closed flat at is down 0.1 per cent to 8595.8 points amid a further switch to resources from financials and other expensive sectors.
On Wall Street, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq reached fresh records. The Nasdaq index rose 0.9 per cent, the S&P added 0.5 per cent and the Dow Jones slipped to close flat as US President Donald Trump said he won't extend the July 9 deal and struck a deal with Vietnam, which claiming Japan and other countries were spoiled. Australia also seems resigned to being unable to get an exemption on its 10 per cent baseline tariff.
Cryptocurrency giant bitcoin is just under $US108,800.
The Aussie dollar is trading around US65.71c.
Originally published as ASX 200: GemLife IPO debut; AMP's legal woes; Pilbara Minerals' surprise surge; Domino's Q&A
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