ASX hits record high
The share market hit a new high on Wednesday as better than expected inflation figures raised hopes of an end to interest rate hikes.
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ASX jumps to record high on rate cut hopes
Market pricing two 2024 rate cuts, from August, as inflation cools more than expected. ASX sets record intraday and closing highs. Aussie dollar drops. Judge slams Westpac penalty. IGO mothballs nickel mine.
ASX nears record high
The ASX came within 2.3 points of breaking its record high set almost two and a half years ago.
ASX 200 up for seventh day in a row
Bourse flirts with record high before paring gains. Godfreys falls into administration. Costa Group shareholders back $1.5bn takeover. Megaport, Nickel Industries and City Chic jump.
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