Shares finish flat; major banks, gold stocks surge; Macquarie’s Nomura tie-up; $A tops US64¢; Wall Street sinks on Trump’s ...

The ASX clawed back early losses to close flat supported by CBA and gold stocks. See how the day unfolded on our live blog.

Brokers, analysts, investors and bankers are all scrambling to answer the same question: why did the bank’s shares rocket on ...