Local shares up for the 3rd day. ASX200 +0.6% today & +1.7% this week. Banks +0.6%, miners +0.4% & gold stocks falling most.

Mining stocks down 0.75% and are the main drags after 1hr of trade. BHP -0.9%, RIO -1.1%, FMG -2%, BCI -5.9% (-25% this wk).

Mining stocks down 0.75% and are the main drags after 1hr of trade. BHP -0.9%, RIO -1.1%, FMG -2%, BCI -5.9% (-25% this wk).

Local shares rising for the second session this week boosted by the materials and energy sectors.

ASX200 weighed down by losses in the financial sector which finished -0.89%.

ASX 200 under pressure, losing about half of yesterday’s gains.

ASX 200 eases by 0.1% weighed down by heavy falls in the mining and energy sectors.

The market maintained strong gains today to finish up 0.55%. All sectors have closed higher. US$0.876.

Losses in the materials sector offsetting gains in the banking sector.

ASX 200 moderates after 1st hour of trade ahead of Chinese eco data due at 1pm.

Local shares closed up for 6th day. All Ords +0.1% or 5.2pts to 5312.5. Energy -0.3% while all other sectors up.

ASX 200 boosted by gains in all sectors extending last week’s positive performance.

Local rally continues with the sharemarket finishing stronger for a fifth straight session.

Biggest gains on the ASX200 today: TEN up 10%, LNG up 7.6%, SDF up 3.9%, ARI up 3.8%, HZN up 3.8%.

All Ords +0.1% or 6.3pts to 5244.3. Miners did worst (-1.4%), energy best (+1.35%).

The ASX 200 gives back gains of the last two sessions down 0.5% in early trade after suffering initial pressure from sellers.

BHP and RIO are accounting for 11.8pts of the All Ords’s 34.8pt improvement as we approach lunch.

Market boosted by gains in the materials sector with FMG rallying 5.5%.

Sharemarket finishes in the red for the fifth time in the past six sessions.

All Ords fall 1.6% to 5209.1 points at a fresh 8 month low.

All Ords still +1.1% following worse than expected employment report.

Miners lead losses in early trade RIO -2.7%; Big 4 banks down circa 1.5%; Defensives see smaller losses TLS -0.5% CSL -0.8%.

Materials support ASX 200 on Tuesday with 3.6% gain for RIO shares; Banks weigh, NAB -0.8%.

Biggest gains on the ASX200 today: SPO up 3.4%, SWM up 2.5%, CRZ up 2.4%, SKT up 2.4%, BKN up 2.3%.

The ASX 200 ends down 36 pts or 0.68% at 5297.Sectors; Financials down 0.7%, Materials 0.4%.

Solid buying of banks drove the ASX 200 higher for a 2nd day although materials were left behind.

Sellers step aside and the ASX 200 ends at session highs with most sectors ending in front.

Aussie dollar weakness pushed the ASX 200 back towards session lows this afternoon.

No sector was spared by sellers, the majority saw heavy losses; ASX 200 loses 2.2% this week.

Miners ended higher as a group despite softer steel & iron ore prices in regional trade.

ASX 200 shows some pluck in last 0.5hr to recover from session lows while erasing most of Tuesday’s losses.

Property stocks were the only group to end lower on Tuesday; buyers targeted the big 4 banks.

The ASX 200 managed to bottom out in the last half hour of trade ending down 66.5 pts or 1.22%.

GBP rose earlier today as the ‘NO’ vote gained traction in Scotland although those gains faded.

Biggest gains on the ASX200 today: AWE up 13.7%, DLS up 5.5%, PDN up 5%, NEC up 3.9%, MGR up 3.2%.

Despite a firmer open, local shares are down for day 7. All Ords -0.25%. A 1.1% slump from the miners is main drag.

Biggest gains on the ASX200 today: EVN up 5.9%, MML up 5.3%, BDR up 2.8%, TEN up 1.9%, FXJ up 1.9%.

Biggest gains on the ASX200 today: BCI up 4.9%, AGO up 2.6%, QAN up 2.4%, UGL up 2.3%, GUD up 2.2%.

Biggest gains on the ASX200 today: EVN up 5.9%, MML up 5.3%, BDR up 2.8%, TEN up 1.9%, FXJ up 1.9%.

Biggest gains on the ASX200 today: EVN up 10.3%, BDR up 4.5%, MML up 3.8%, RSG up 3%, AWC up 2.5%.