US blue-chip shares rose again on Friday with the Dow Jones at fresh record highs. Financials and healthcare stocks continue to be supported while the energy sector fell.

The ASX 200 is up 0.3% at mid-session, helped by strong gains from the Energy, Financial and Materials sectors. Losses from the Telcos and Utilities are preventing the market from making further gains.

After harsh selling on the Aussie market on election day the markets regained momentum yesterday and ended 172points higher. European markets finished mainly lower on weakness in retail stocks and the U.S markets followed.

The local share market is surging 2.9%, following positive responses on European and US markets to Donald Trump’s surprise win.

The Dow has finished the session near record highs, up 1.4% to 18,594 after Donald Trump’s surprise victory in the US Presidential election.

U.S. markets started off weaker but as the day has traded on we are seeing improvements. The gold price is slightly lower and shares of car rental firm Hertz Global Holdings (HTZ) under pressure.

Global markets continued to rally higher after the Australian market yesterday posted its dest day in 4 months. ASX 200 +1.35% or +69.9pts.

US sharemarkets fell again on Friday. While the job report was encouraging, sentiment was hurt by lower oil prices and uncertainty on the election result. The Dow Jones index ended lower by 42 points.

U.S. sharemarkets fell for a eighth consecutive session on Thursday – the longest losing streak since 2008. The uncertainty over the US election was the dominant factor.

US sharemarkets fell on Wednesday with election uncertainty still dominating. The so-called “fear gauge” or the CBOE volatility index (Vix) rose by a further 2.4%. The Dow Jones index ended lower by 77 points or 0.4% after being down 105 points.

US sharemarkets fell on Tuesday with election uncertainty leading to a lift in volatility. The so-called "fear gauge" or the CBOE volatility index (Vix) rose by 8.7% to 18.55. Investors awaited the Federal Reserve interest rate decision.

US sharemarkets held in tight ranges on Monday. Shares in Nike fell 3.5% on a broker downgrade. Shares in General Electric fell by 0.4% after it said it would merge its oil and gas business with oilfield services provider Baker Hughes.

US sharemarkets ended lower on Friday. Shares in Amazon fell by 5.2% after the on-line retailer warned that investments in the holiday season had the potential to crimp profits.

US sharemarkets were mixed on Wednesday as investors digested the latest earnings results. Shares in Apple fell by 2.25% after releasing earnings after the bell on Tuesday.

US sharemarkets eased on Tuesday in response to mixed earnings and economic data. Shares in 3M fell by 2.9% after the company trimmed earnings forecasts.

US sharemarkets rose on Monday with investor confidence boosted by news that AT&T had agreed to buy Time Warner for US$85.4 billion. Shares in AT&T fell by 1.7% with Time Warner down by 3.1%.

US sharemarkets were mixed on Friday. After releasing earnings results, shares in Microsoft rose by 4.3% with McDonald’s up 3%.

US sharemarkets rose on Tuesday in response to generally encouraging earnings results. Shares in Netflix rose 19% after releasing its latest activity data. Shares in Goldman Sachs rose by 2.2%.

US sharemarkets ended lower on Monday on investor caution about forthcoming earnings results. Investors also are increasingly uncertain about the interest rate outlook after Federal Reserve vice-chair Stanley Fischer comments.

US sharemarkets ended largely flat on Friday. Investors digested generally better-than-forecast economic data and a speech by Fed Chair Janet Yellen. After releasing earnings, shares of JPMorgan ended down 0.3%.

US sharemarkets were mixed on Wednesday, telecom equipment maker Ericsson, fell 20% to eight-year lows after issuing a profit warning on a accelerated downturn in its mobile broadband business.

US sharemarkets fell on Tuesday. A stronger US dollar weighed on exporters, the materials sector and globally-dependent stocks. Oil prices fell, weighing on the energy sector. And the healthcare sector fell by 2.6%.

US sharemarkets rose on Monday. All of the 11 major S&P 500 indexes were higher, led by a 1.5 percent rise in the energy sector, the latter lifted by a higher oil price.

The Dow Jones index fell by 28 points or 0.2% with the S&P 500 index lower by 0.3% while the Nasdaq lost 14 points or 0.3%. Over the week the Dow lost 0.4%, the S&P 500 lost 0.7% and the Nasdaq fell by 0.4%.

US sharemarkets were mixed on Thursday, a day ahead of the key employment report. Twitter shares plunged 19.8% after news that Disney and Alphabet were not interested in taking over the company.

US sharemarkets rallied for the first time in three sessions on Wednesday. The surprisingly large expansion in the services sector and lift in oil prices supported equities.

US sharemarkets fell on Tuesday. A stronger greenback weighed on globally-focussed stocks and a weaker gold price hit precious metal producers.

US sharemarkets fell on Monday, led lower by financial and technology stocks. Tesla shares rose 4.7% after the electric carmaker said third-quarter deliveries rose by 70% to 24,500 cars.

US sharemarkets fell on Thursday, weighed down by losses in financial stocks and a slide in Apple. The S&P financial index fell 1.1% after Bloomberg reported that some hedge funds have withdrawn excess cash and positions held with Deutsche Bank. Deutsche Bank fell 6.7% in US trade.

US sharemarkets rallied on Wednesday, after news that OPEC had agreed on a deal to limit production supported the energy sector. Chevron rose 3.3% while Exxon Mobil rose 4.6%

US sharemarkets rose on Thursday. The energy sector was the top gainer in response to higher oil prices.

The US Federal Reserve has left the Federal Funds rate in a range of 0.25-0.50%. The vote was 7-3. Fed chair Janet Yellen expects to hike rates once before the year end and has indicated that the November and December meetings are "live" meetings.

US sharemarkets recorded modest gains on Tuesday as investors waited on the outcome of policy meetings in the US and Japan. The weaker housing data gave investors a reason to lock in profits across home builders.

US sharemarkets ended modestly weaker in a choppy session on Monday. Largely investors waited on a number of Central Bank meetings later this week.

US sharemarkets eased on Friday. Just as in Europe, the Department of Justice case against Deutsche Bank weighed on the banking sector. Deutsche Bank’s US shares fell by 9.4%.

US sharemarkets posted solid gains on Thursday. Investors noted that the chances of an interest rate hike next week eased from 15% to 12% after the release of new economic data. Shares in Apple rose by 3.4%

US sharemarkets were mixed on Wednesday. Energy stocks fell in line with a near 3% fall in the oil price. But company-specific news mainly drove sharemarket indexes.

US sharemarkets fell again on Tuesday but ended off session lows. A weaker oil price weighed on the energy sector. Investors are still debating the timing of US rate hikes. Financial stocks eased on expectations that a rate hike could be delayed until later in the year. Investors contend that higher interest rates can serve to lift bank interest rate margins.

US sharemarkets rebounded on Monday as bargain hunters responded to Friday’s big declines. A number of Federal Reserve policymakers delivered speeches on Monday.