The ASX 200 opened 0.1% higher at 7462.2 despite a US inflation report rattling Wall St.:
We’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later. Prepaid payment services provider EML Payments says it has been in takeover discussions with US investment firm Bain Capital, but the conversations have now ended. The billion dollar ASX-listed business confirmed the conversations on Wednesday morning, following a media report about takeover interest, saying talks had occurred earlier this year.