ASX loses 1.3% on back of Wall Street decline, gold price hits new high and the world's richest people are getting richer — as it happened

The Australian share market lost more than 1 per cent during Wednesday's trade, following Wall Street lower. The losses were widespread, with indices in Asia also in the red.

Meantime, it pays to be rich — 2023 was an "amazing year" for billionaires, with the world's wealthiest people reportedly becoming $3 trillion richer.

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