The local share market has closed higher for a third day, with gains for consumer companies and BHP outweighing losses by CSL and CBA trading ex-dividend.
Blood products and vaccines supplier CSL has reported a six per cent fall in annual profit and is tipping a slightly better earnings performance in 2022/23.
The ASX finished the day down 0.5 per cent ahead of another US inflation readout that'll be key to determining how quickly interest rates rise in America.