The ASX 200 has regained some of yesterday’s losses, helped by gains in the materials and financial sectors. Investors were happy with earnings results out from CBA, Tabcorp and AMP, sending shares in those companies higher.

Local shares have closed weaker on Tuesday with the ASX 200 losing 19 points or 0.3% to 6253.9 to make it the fifth session out of the last seven in negative territory. The main weights on the local bourse came from the materials and telcos.

The ASX 200 is recovering some recent losses helped by strong gains in the energy, IT & consumer discretionary sectors. Retail sales rose 0.4% in June ahead of consensus forecasts for a rise of 0.4%.

The ASX 200 has finished in the red on Friday, taking this week’s losses to 1% as banks & miners recorded heavy losses. In economic news, Retail sales rose 0.4% in June ahead of consensus forecasts for a rise of 0.3%.

The US sharemarket finished mixed in overnight trade. With US-China trade disputes remaining a worry, the Dow Jones and S&P500 were under some pressure. Apple’s bigger profit result yesterday has helped lift the NASDAQ.

The Australian sharemarket is a touch softer at mid-session, after gaining 1.4% in July. The ASX 200 is down 0.10%, held back by a 0.7% decline in the financial sector.

After rising for a fourth straight month in July, the local sharemarket had a lacklustre start to August, easing by 0.10%. Banks were the main weight, while mining stocks outperformed.

The local sharemarket has surged 0.9% on Friday, helping recoup losses recorded earlier in the week. BHP shares rallied on the back of news it’s sold its US shale oil & gas assets for $US10.8 billion.

US sharemarkets were mixed on Thursday. Shares in Facebook fell by 19%, wiping around $110 billion off capitalisation, in response to a disappointing earnings result.

US sharemarkets rose sharply in late trade on Wednesday with the Dow Jones news agency reporting that the European Union (EU) had agreed to ease industrial tariffs.

The Australian sharemarket has shrugged off a positive lead from Wall Street, giving back some of yesterday’s gains. The ASX 200 is down 0.3%, held back by falls from Woolies & Wesfarmers as well as the major healthcare stocks.

The Dow Jones rose for the first time in four sessions thanks to strong results from Alphabet and other US listed companies. Commodity prices jumped on a softer greenback with BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto in London surging between 4.5-6%.

Investors today shrugged off the start of US tariffs on Chinese imports, with the ASX 200 rallying 52 points or 0.9% to 6,355. Over the week, the index jumped 1.25%.

The Aussie market is falling for the seventh time in nine sessions with the ASX 200 down 0.3% to 6,190 points at lunch. It was a weak lead from Wall Street amid global trade tensions and shortened trading due to the US Independence Day holiday.

The ASX 200 has given up most of yesterday’s gains, falling 0.4% on Wednesday to 6,183 points. Financials overtook a handful of other sectors to be the leading decliner while telecoms and utilities were the only two sectors to advance.

The ASX 200 is unchanged at mid session, with investors sitting on the slidelines. Healthcare & energy stocks are declining, while utilities are improving.

The ASX 200 has risen 8.3% over the 2017/2018 financial year, boosted by a 38% surge in the energy sector. IT, healthcare & resource stocks also rallied, while the telco sector was the worst performer, dropping 34.9%.

The local sharemarket is being weighed down by losses in the telco and financial sectors. The energy sector is the bright spot on the market following a jump in oil prices overnight.

The Australian sharemarket finished the session flat on Wednesday, with strong gains from the energy and materials sectors offsetting losses from the telcos and banks.

The local sharemarket is being impacted by trade tensions between the US and Europe and US and China. The ASX 200 is slipping for a third straight session, down 21 points or 0.3% to 6,189.

The local sharemarket is continuing to improve, hitting a fresh 10-year high. While there are more losers than winners on the market Friday, strong gains from banks are singlehandedly keeping equities in positive territory.

The ASX 200 has failed to hang on to earlier gains, held down by falls in the energy, telco and materials sectors. Over the week though, the index rose about 2.0% – its best weekly gain since December 2016.

Local investors are shrugging off escalating trade tensions between the US and China. The ASX 200 is up 0.6% or 39 points to 6,141. Telstra shares have dropped 5% following its trading update.

The ASX 200 surged 1.2% or 70 points to a 10.5 year high of 6,172 today driven by gains from the banks which surged by as much as 2.5%. Investors shrugged off worries of escalating US-China trade tensions.

Aussie shares are improving for a third session and briefly hit a five-month high in early trade. Investors have shrugged off softer US shares, escalating US-China trade tensions and a key meeting of oil producing nations set for later this week.

Every sector gained ground on Friday, helping the ASX 200 close up 1.3%, its best one-day improvement this calendar year.

The local sharemarket fell for a second consecutive session by 0.1%. It was a jam packed day for economic data with May unemployment coming in weaker than expected. 12,000 jobs were created compared to 19,000 expected while Chinese data underwhelmed

The local sharemarket is edging higher, kicking off the holiday-shortened week in positive territory. Investor attention is firmly in Singapore where US President Donald Trump is meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un today.

American stocks edged higher on Monday ahead of the Trump-Kim summit which is set to kick off at ~11am AEST. While there is plenty of data locally including NAB’s monthly business survey numbers, the summit is likely to receive the most attention.

The Australian sharemarket has finished down 0.2% on Friday, ahead of tonight’s G7 Summit in Canada and Tuesday’s US-North Korea meeting. Over the week though, the index rose 0.9% – its first weekly gain in a month.

For just the first time in a month, the local sharemarket had closed higher for two consecutive days. The ASX 200 rose 32 points or 0.5% to 6,057 as banks, mining & energy stocks improved.

The Australian economy has grown by 1% over the March quarter – the fastest pace in six years. The local market rose today, recovering yesterday’s losses as mining & energy stocks improved.

Cash rate remains on hold at 1.5% for the 22nd consecutive month. Iron Ore prices down 1.3% on surplus concerns and Retail Food Group’s underlying profit expected to be $34.5 million, $20 million below market expectation.

The ASX 200 has climbed 35 points or 0.6% to 6,025, lifted higher by strong gains from the banks & miners today. Bubs Australia shares jumped 7.2% after announcing a Chinese e-commerce deal which is expected to double its revenue.

The ASX is under pressure amid falls in the financial & telco sectors. US markets fell overnight after President Trump announced the US would start to impose previously announced steel & aluminium tariffs on Canada, Mexico & EU nations.

The local sharemarket has capped off a choppy week in negative territory, weighed down by falls from the banks and telcos. The ASX 200 slipped 0.7% over the week, recording its third straight weekly fall.

The local sharemarket is lifting higher in early trade, helped by a positive lead from Wall Street and easing political tensions in Italy. The ASX 200 is up 0.5% to 6,010.

The local sharemarket has recouped yesterday’s losses, helped by strong gains in the energy, materials and telco sectors. The ASX 200 climbed 0.5% to 6,011.

The Aussie market has fallen to its sixth loss in the past seven sessions with the ASX 200 dipping by 4 points or 0.1%. Commodity stocks weighed but gold miners performed well. WES lifted after agreeing to sell its struggling UK hardware business.

Investors are remaining on the sidelines on Friday following a weak lead from Wall St. Overnight, US President Trump cancelled a planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.