ASX 200 trims gains; jobless rate rises; Cochlear, Origin sink; Telstra, Treasury Wine profits fall; Nufarm tumbles
AUD rises on 'quite tight' jobs market. Cochlear, Origin sink on profit miss . Telstra rises despite profit fall. Treasury Wine lifts on China boost. Goodman dips on mixed results. Nufarm tumbles on earnings downgrade.
Welcome to the Trading Day blog for Thursday, August 15. The ASX 200 index closed 0.2 per cent higher to 7865.50 points, trimming earlier gains after jobs data was released. US indexes closed higher on cooler July inflation data.
The Aussie dollar is near US66.19c at 5.05pm AEST.
Originally published as ASX 200 trims gains; jobless rate rises; Cochlear, Origin sink; Telstra, Treasury Wine profits fall; Nufarm tumbles
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