CBA update, IGO enters lithium market, Healius jumps

At lunch on Wednesday the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) is on course to continue its positive run. The benchmark index is currently up 0.7% to 6,732.9 points.

Here’s what is happening on the market today:

UK COVID-19 vaccine gives ASX 200 a boost.

The rollout of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in the United Kingdom has begun and appears to have given investor sentiment a boost today. According to the BBC, a 90-year-old grandmother became the first person in the world to be given the vaccine. That was the first of 800,000 doses of the vaccine that will be distributed in the coming weeks.

CBA divestment update.

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) share price is pushing higher today after providing an update on its…