ASX 200 up; BlueScope warning; Westpac Q3 profit flat, A2 Milk's profit miss; SkyCity, Aus Vintage flag impairments; Reece beats expectations
Mixed reactions to Westpac update. BlueScope falls on FY24 profit drop. A2 Milk plummets on missed expectations. Lendlease losses grow. Australian Vintage, SkyCity flag impairments. Reece tanks on near-term challenges.
Welcome to the Trading Day blog for Monday, August 19. The ASX 200 index closed 1 per cent higher to 7980.40 points.
The Aussie dollar is trading around US66.87c at 5.10pm AEST.
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Originally published as ASX 200 up; BlueScope warning; Westpac Q3 profit flat, A2 Milk's profit miss; SkyCity, Aus Vintage flag impairments; Reece beats expectations
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