Market At Midday On Tuesday
The local share market is off to a strong start, boosted by a positive lead from Wall Street and gains in the financial, resource and healthcare sectors.
Read MoreThe local share market is off to a strong start, boosted by a positive lead from Wall Street and gains in the financial, resource and healthcare sectors.
Read MoreUS 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%.
Read MoreThe local share market has finished the session up 0.6%, boosted by strong gains from financial, healthcare & mining stocks.
Read MoreUS sharemarkets were mixed on Friday. After releasing earnings results, shares in Microsoft rose by 4.3% with McDonald’s up 3%.
Read MoreThe local share market has finished down 0.4%, extending Friday’s losses. Healthcare and Energy stocks were the worst performers, while gains in the Materials and Telco sectors helped to limit the losses.
Read MoreThe ASX 200 is down 0.7% on Monday, weighed down by losses in the energy, healthcare and financial sectors.
Read MoreThe ASX 200 is down 0.4% at mid-session, weighed down by heavy falls in the healthcare sector. Industrials and Energy stocks are also being sold off.
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Read MoreUS sharemarkets fell in a volatile session on Thursday. Earnings results dominated sentiment. Verizon fell by 2.7% after revenue fell short of expectations. The S&P Telco sector was the worst performer down 1.9%.
Read MoreThe local share market has finished down 0.2% on Friday with almost all sectors losing ground. Financials, Materials and Consumer Staples were the exception. Over the week, the index slipped 0.1%.
Read MoreUS sharemarkets rallied on Wednesday, its second straight day of gains. The rise in oil prices lifted energy stocks.
Read MoreThe local share market has lost some early gains to close up 0.1% following the release of weaker than expected September employment data. Mining & energy stocks rallied, while consumer-related stocks were sold off.
Read MoreThe ASX 200 is up 0.1% at mid-session, failing to hang on to earlier gains. Losses in the Telco and Consumer Staples sectors are holding the market back, while Energy and Materials stocks are climbing higher.
Read MoreThe ASX 200 is up 0.3% at mid-session, regaining earlier losses. The market is being supported by gains in the Financial, Materials and Healthcare sectors, while Energy stocks are suffering.
Read MoreUS 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%.
Read MoreThe local share market has finished the session up 0.5%, adding to yesterday’s 0.4% improvement. Most sectors firmed, with Consumer Discretionary and Telcos the standouts.
Read MoreThe ASX 200 is up 0.3% at mid-session, regaining earlier losses. The market is being supported by gains in the Financial, Materials and Healthcare sectors, while Energy stocks are suffering.
Read MoreUS 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.
Read MoreAfter four days of losses, the ASX 200 has finished firmer, rising 22 points or 0.4%. Buyers fetched healthcare, materials and financial stocks, while IT and Industrials were out of favour.
Read MoreThe local share market is being lifted by gains from the financial sector, which are outweighing losses from the energy and consumer discretionary sectors.
Read MoreUS 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%.
Read MoreThe local share market is fairly flat at mid-session, with gains in the Industrials and Telco sectors offset by losses in the financial, energy & materials sectors.
Read MoreThe Dow Jones Index has finished the session down 0.3%, held back by falls from the banks and miners.
Read MoreThe ASX 200 has finished the session virtually unchanged. Over the week though, the index slipped 0.6%.
Read MoreThe local share market is down 0.4%, held back by heavy falls in healthcare, energy and resource stocks.
Read MoreUS 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.
Read MoreThe local share market has closed down 0.7%, weighed down by losses in the healthcare, financial and energy sectors.
Read MoreThe local share market is down 0.7% following a negative lead from Wall Street overnight. Big falls in the energy and materials sectors are weighing on the market.
Read MoreUS 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%.
Read MoreThe local share market has closed down 0.10%, regaining earlier losses thanks to a recovery in the financial, healthcare and telco sectors.
Read MoreThe local share market is up 0.3% at mid-session, boosted by strong gains in the energy and materials sectors.
Read MoreUS 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.
Read MoreThe local share market has again closed up 0.10%, failing to hang on to most of its earlier gains. The market was held back by losses in the Healthcare, Telco & Financial sectors.
Read MoreStrong gains in the Materials, Telco and Financial sectors are helping the local share market shrug off a negative lead from Wall Street. The ASX 200 is up 0.4% to 5,487.
Read MoreThe 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%.
Read MoreThe local share market has lost most of its early gains, finishing the session up just 0.10%. Losses in the Energy and Consumer Discretionary sectors weighed on the market.
Read MoreUS 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.
Read MoreThe local share market has slipped 0.3%, ahead of tonight’s key US jobs reports. Over the week, the index rose 0.6%, recording its third straight weekly gain.
Read MoreFalls in the Telco & Utilities sectors are hurting on the market on Friday, outweighing gains in the Energy and Financial sectors.
Read MoreEnergy and resource stocks are lifting the market higher on Thursday following a rise in commodity prices. A heavy fall in the Telco sector though is preventing the market from making further gains.
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