Market Close 18 Nov 21: ASX battles bank losses to close with modest gain

The Australian sharemarket has managed to claw back early losses to finish in the black. The ASX 200 (XJO) rose 9 points or 0.13% to 7,379 helped by improvements in the Telco, Healthcare, Materials, IT, Industrials, Property Trusts & Consumer Staples sectors. While losses in the Energy,…