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The ASX200 finished 0.1 per cent higher, recouping just a fraction of Tuesday's 1.7 per cent drop, its worst performance since early September.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq gained ground to end a choppy session up in the US, as Treasury yields retreated and investors awaited more earnings to assess the health of American companies.

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Every sector of the ASX has lost ground as Australian shares tumbled in their worst collective daily loss since early September.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 closed lower on Monday (Tuesday morning WST), retreating from Friday's record high closes and six straight weekly gains.

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The ASX200 has closed 0.7 per cent higher, overcoming double-digit losses for both Wisetech Global and Mineral Resources.

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq ended higher on Friday (Saturday morning WST), boosted by an earnings-driven jump in Netflix shares and broader gains across technology stocks.

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The ASX200 has dropped 0.9 per cent, giving back most of the previous day's gains, but has finished the week 0.8 per cent higher.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended higher on Thursday (Friday morning WST) – its fourth record close in the last five sessions.

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The ASX200 has broken its previous record high set on Tuesday as a strong jobs report casts doubt on the odds of an interest rate cut.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose on Wednesday (Thursday morning WST) as Wall Street's three benchmark indexes ended higher, weathering declines in mega-cap tech shares.

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The ASX200 has dropped 0.4 per cent, with every sector except financials losing ground.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq have edged higher while the Dow dropped, with the benchmark index hovering near record highs as investors parsed a mixed set of quarterly results from companies such as UnitedHealth and Bank of America.

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The S&P/ASX200 finished 0.8 per cent higher and above 8,300 for the first time, after gains by major miners and the big banks.

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The ASX200 gained 0.5 per cent thanks in part to the big banks and mining giants, but WEB Travel Group plunged by more than a third after downgrading guidance.

The S&P 500 and Dow scored record closing highs on Friday (Saturday morning WST) with the biggest boosts from financial stocks after banks reported strong quarterly results while the latest inflation data supported expectations for a US Federal Reserve rate cut in November.

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The ASX200 dropped 0.1 per cent on Friday but finished the week 0.8 per cent higher, more than recouping the previous week's losses.

Wall Street's main indexes closed lower on Thursday (Friday morning WST) as investors looked to higher-than-expected inflation and unemployment claims for indications on the health of the US economy and the path for interest rates.

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The ASX200 has risen 0.4 per cent, with Arcadium Lithium soaring 39 per cent after the lithium company agreed to be bought by Rio Tinto for $10 billion.

Wall Street stocks advanced on Wednesday in the US, with the S&P 500 and the Dow scoring record closing highs after the release of Federal Reserve meeting minutes – and ahead of September inflation data and the earnings season.

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The ASX200 has finished 0.1 per cent higher, with Rio Tinto announcing after the market closed that it would pay $10 billion to acquire Arcadium Lithium.