Tuesday At The Open
US markets in the red after european markets lost ground. Miners lifted on higher commodity prices.
Read MoreUS markets in the red after european markets lost ground. Miners lifted on higher commodity prices.
Read MoreThe ASX 200 has finished the session up 0.7%, boosted by a rally in the Materials and Healthcare sectors.
Read MoreThe Australian share market is down 0.5% on Monday, held back by falls in the Healthcare, Financial and Materials sectors. Telcos & Energy stocks are outperforming.
Read MoreUS sharemarkets rose on Friday. Thomson Reuters reported that it was the first time sharemarkets rose on Inauguration Day in 50 years.
Read MoreThe local share market has extended last week’s losses, finishing Monday’s session down 0.8%. Every sector retreated with Industrials and Healthcare stocks the worst performers.
Read MoreFalls from the banks & miners are weighing on the Australian share market on Friday. Investor are awaiting a key speech by US Fed Chair Yellen and the monthly Chinese economic data.
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Read MoreThe Australian share market has finished the session down 0.7%, held down by heavy falls from the banks & miners.
Read MoreThe Australian share market is recovering some recent losses, helped by gains from the miners & banks. The healthcare sector is the star performer, up 5.1% after CSL forecast higher profits.
Read MoreThe ASX 200 has finished up 0.2%, held back again by falls in the financial sector. The healthcare sector surged 6.5% after CSL forecast higher profits sending its shares up 12.5%.
Read MoreThe Australian share market is down 0.7% held back by heavy falls from the financial sector. Healthcare & Telcos are also declining.
Read MoreEuropean shares eased on Tuesday. There was much focus on a speech by the UK Prime Minister, Theresa May, who laid out plans for the country to leave the European Union.
Read MoreThe ASX 200 has finished weaker for a second straight session, slipping 0.4% or 20 points to 5,678. Gold and energy stocks outperformed.
Read MoreThe Australian share market is down 0.8% on Tuesday ahead of a key Brexit speech by the UK Prime Minister. Financials are weighing on the market, with the sector down 1.2%.
Read MoreEuropean shares finished weaker on Monday, dragged lower by weakness in financials although miners were higher.
Read MoreThe ASX 200 has closed near the lows of the day, slipping 49 points or 0.9% to 5,699. Investors remain cautious, ahead of UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit Speech this evening.
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Read MoreThe Australian share market has made a solid start to the week, regaining last week’s losses thanks to strong gains from the miners.
Read MoreUS sharemarkets ended mixed on Friday. Shares in banks rose in response to earnings results. Shares in Wells Fargo rose by 1.4% with JP Morgan up 0.5% and Bank of America up 0.4%.
Read MoreThe local share market has regained most of last week’s losses, boosted by a rally in the materials sector. The ASX 200 finished up 0.5% or 27 points to 5,748.
Read MoreThe Australian share market is dow 0.9% at mid-session, held down by heavy falls from the banks. Telcos and resource stocks are also suffering losses.
Read MoreUS markets lost about 0.3% on Thursday with investors disappointed that Donald Trump’s press conference had little in the way of detail on tax cuts and spending plans.
Read MoreHeavy falls in the financial sector saw the ASX 200 finish the session down 0.9%. Over the week, the index retreated by 0.6%.
Read MoreThe Australian share market is stronger at mid-sesion, helped by a recovery in the financial sector and further gains in the materials sector. The ASX 200 is up 14 points or 0.3%.
Read MoreUS sharemarkets turned positive late in the day. As in Europe, Donald Trump’s comments on drug pricing weighed on stock prices in the healthcare and biotechnology sectors.
Read MoreThe Australian share market has finished down 0.1%, held back by falls from Healthcare and Consumer Staples stocks. Investors are awaiting a key speech by US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen.
Read MoreA 2.4% rally in the Materials sector is helping to lift the Australian share market higher. The ASX 200 is up 21 points or 0.4%, regaining some of yesterday’s losses.
Read MoreWall St ended the session mixed, with investors awaiting key speeches from President Obama and President-elect Trump. The energy sector was weaker due to a lower oil price while mining stocks surged on firmer iron ore prices.
Read MoreThe Australian share market has risen 0.2%, boosted by a surge in resource stocks. However, falls from the major banks put a cap on the gains.
Read MoreThe shifts between small caps and large caps this year have been massive. In August the Small Ordinaries Index had outperformed the 20 Leaders by almost 20%, but four months later that has been largely reversed.
Read MoreThe pre-Christmas rally has continued for a third day, with the ASX 200 up 32 points or 0.6%. Mining and energy stocks are the standouts, while IT and Industrials are retreating.
Read MoreUS sharemarkets rallied with the Dow rising 92 points or 0.5 per cent. The S&P 500 index was higher by 0.4%, while the Nasdaq rose by 26 points or 0.5%.
Read MoreThe ASX 200 has finished at a 16-month closing high of 5,613 on Wednesday, recording a third straight day of gains.
Read MoreThe Australian share market is up 0.8% at mid-session, with Utilities, Financials and Consumer Staples leading the gains.
Read MoreUS sharemarkets rose as a speech by Fed Chair Janet Yellen, painted a relatively upbeat picture of the US economy. The Dow Jones index was higher by 40 points or 0.2 per cent. The S&P 500 index was higher by 0.2%, while the Nasdaq rose by 0.4%.
Read MoreUS sharemarkets fell on Friday with investors locking in some of the recent gains. Reports that a Chinese warship seized a US underwater drone in international waters in the South China Sea gave investors a reason to shift into defensive sectors.
Read MoreThe ASX 200 has gained 0.5% on Monday, shrugging off a weak lead from Wall St. S&P, Moody’s & Fitch reaffirmed Australia’s AAA credit rating, following the release of the Mid-Year Economic & Fiscal Outlook.
Read MoreThe local share market is up 0.7%, boosted by firm gains in the industrials, utilities & telco sectors. Concerns Australia could lose its AAA credit rating eased after Fitch said the Mid Year Economic & Fiscal Outlook is still consistent with AAA.
Read MoreThe local share market is a touch weaker on Friday, with losses in the telco & materials sectors outweighing gains from the industrials and financials. Gold stocks are under pressure after the price of the precious metal fell to a 10 month low.
Read MoreThe Dow Jones index was higher by 60 points or 0.3%. The S&P 500 index was up by 0.4%, while the Nasdaq rose by 20 points or 0.4%.
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