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Major US stock indexes closed lower overnight after both Microsoft and Meta Platforms highlighted growing artificial intelligence costs that could hit their earnings.

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The ASX200 has finished Thursday down 0.3 per cent to record its biggest monthly drop since April, with supermarkets Woolworths and Coles leading the fall.

US stock indexes closed lower overnight as chip stocks tumbled and investors awaited a host of corporate earnings.

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The ASX200 finished 0.8 per cent lower after a fall in headline inflation to within the Reserve Bank's target range failed to impress investors.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed higher overnight while the Dow fell in choppy trading as investors digested a host of corporate earnings and awaited Google-parent Alphabet's results after the market close.

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The ASX200 has gained a modest 0.3 per cent, led higher by consumer discretionary, technology and mining.

Wall Street closed higher overnight ahead of a packed week of earnings from megacap companies and the final stretch before the US presidential election.

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The ASX200 finished 0.1 per cent higher, with far more volatility expected later amid interest rate decisions, inflation readouts and a US election.

A pay rise for thousands of miners is in the sights of the prime minister, as unions urge heavyweights in the sector not to advocate the rolling back of workplace reforms.

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The ASX200 finished less than a 10th of a percentage point higher, with Tuesday's big loss putting it in the red for both the week and the month.

The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 gained overnight – driven by Tesla's positive earnings forecast and a decline in treasury yields from a three-month high.

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The ASX200 has finished the day slightly down, with bigger companies doing better than smaller ones.

Wall Street stocks closed lower on Wednesday (Thursday morning WST), as climbing treasury yields pressured mega-cap stocks and investors grew less confident about strong rate cuts from the federal reserve.

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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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