The local share market is slightly higher on Wednesday, with the ASX 200 up 0.3%. Investors are awaiting today’s decision by the Bank of Japan, and tomorrow morning’s outcome of the US FOMC meeting.

The local share market has finished the session near the best levels of the day, up 0.7%. News that the Bank of Japan is revamping its monetary policy helped boost investor sentiment.

The Australian sharemarket had a quiet start to the week, with an 80% drop in volumes due to ASX technical issues. This had the local market open 90 minutes later than usual, with the ASX closing 2 hours earlier.

The ASX 200 is up a strong 1% with every sector improving on Friday. However, the index is weaker over the week and is on track to record its fifth straight weekly loss.

The ASX 200 has finished the session up 1.1% with every sector joining the rally. Over the week though, the index slipped 0.8% – recording its fifth straight weekly decline.

The ASX 200 has finished the session up 0.4%, shrugging off a negative lead from Wall Street. A surge in the Telco sector helped to lift the market, while banks and consumer staples also improved.

US shares fell by ~2.5% and hit a two and a half month low on Friday on mounting speculation of earlier than expected US rate hikes following comments by a Fed official. Updates on lending finance and credit & debit card debt today.

The local share market is down 0.7% at mid-session and is on track to record its fourth straight weekly loss.

The ASX 200 has finished the session down 46 points or 0.9% to a two-month low of 5,339. Over the week the index slipped 0.6%, its fourth straight weekly decline.

US sharemarkets ended flat on Wednesday. Shares in Apple rose by 0.6% after it unveiled the new iPhone 7 and an updated Apple Watch. After being down 63 points at one stage.

The ASX 200 has finished the session up 0.2%, held back by a heavy fall in the energy sector. Consumer stocks and miners outperformed.

The ASX 200 is down 0.2%. with almost all sectors suffering losses. The Energy and Telco sectors are bucking the trend – up around 0.2%.

The ASX 200 has closed at the day’s high – up 1.1%. The market was boosted by gains in the materials and energy sectors, while healthcare stocks slumped.

The ASX 200 is up 0.9%, helped by a positive lead from Wall Street and strength in the financial, telco and materials sectors.

The ASX 200 has fallen 0.8% or 42pts to a seven week low of 5,372 on Friday. The index suffered its worst weekly performance since June, dropping 2.6%.

The ASX 200 is down 0.7% at mid-session, retreating for a third consecutive session. Investors remain cautious, ahead of tonight’s release of the August US non-farm payrolls data.

The ASX 200 has finished the session down 0.8%, held back by resource & consumer-related stocks. Over the month, the index fell 2.3%.

The ASX 200 is down 1% at mid-session, held down by heavy falls in the Materials, Energy and Consumer Staples sectors.

The Australian market bounced off its worst levels of the day but still fell by 0.8% and remains near 6-wk lows. While the earnings season finished largely as expected by analysts, Janet Yellen suggested on Friday that US rates could rise this year.

All sectors of the local sharemarket are losing ground on Monday as comments by US Fed chair Janet Yellen have the market thinking rates could be raised in the US this year.

The ASX 200 has finished the session up just 0.1%, held back by a heavy fall in Telstra shares which traded ex-dividend.

It has been a positive end to the week for the Australian share market, with the ASX 200 rising 0.3%. Over the week though, the index eased by 0.1%.

The local share market is a touch weaker on Wednesday, held down by falls in the financial sector as CBA trades ex-dividend.

The ASX 200 has finished the session up 0.1%, lifted higher by energy, mining and consumer-related stocks.

The ASX 200 has finished the session up 0.2%, helped by improvements in the Telco, Financial and Consumer Discretionary sectors.

The local share market is up 0.2%, helped by a positive lead from Wall Street and strong gains in the Energy and Materials sectors.

The local share market has slipped 0.2% on Wednesday, snapping a four session rally. Utilities, telcos and consumer discretionary stocks were hit the hardest.

Local shares finished higher for the third straight session, with the ASX 200 closing back above the key 5500pt level. Banks did much of the heavy lifting while energy stocks were the best percentage improvers.

Strong gains from the energy and mining stocks are helping to lift the market higher on Friday. The ASX 200 is up 0.4% to 5,497.

The ASX 200 ended the session up 0.4% boosted by gains from energy and mining stocks.

Banks are dragging the market lower on Wednesday, with the ASX 200 falling 49 points or 0.9%. The materials sector is the only bright spot on the market, helped by strong gains from the gold miners.

The ASX 200 fell 1.4% to 5,465 on Wednesday, its worst one-day performance since late June. Banks were the biggest drag, with the sector falling 2.0%.

The local share market has kicked off the month in positive territory – rising for a sixth straight session. The ASX 200 is up 0.8%, with energy and mining stocks recording stellar gains.

The ASX 200 has ended the session near the highs of the day, up 0.3% thanks to strong gains in the materials sector.

Australian shares finished only 2 points higher Wednesday, with mining stocks faring best and banks ending mixed. A quarterly inflation report this morning showed that prices have risen by just 1% over the past 12 months; the lowest CPI in 17 years.

The ASX 200 is down 0.1% at mid-session, held down by falls from financial and telco stocks. The materials sector is the stand out, jumping 2.4%.

The ASX 200 is up 0.5% boosted by strong gains in the Consumer Staples sector after Woolworths announced a $1bn restructure.

The ASX 200 has ended the session up 0.6%, helped by a 8.2% jump in Woolworths shares which rallied after the retailer announced a $1bn restructure.

The ASX 200 has ended the session in the middle of the day’s range, down 0.3%. Over the week though, the market has climbed 1.3%.

The ASX 200 is up 0.4% at mid-session, boosted by gains in the IT, Healthcare, Consumer and Financial sectors.