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The ASX 200 has finished the session down 0.2% – held back by falls in the financial, telco and healthcare sectors.

The Australian sharemarket is losing some ground at lunch on Wednesday. Energy stocks are faring best while the miners are lower despite stronger commodity prices.

US sharemarkets ended mixed on Tuesday. Oil prices rose, boosting the energy sector. But the healthcare sector eased. Shares in Biogen and Alexion fell after both reported failures of their drugs in clinical trials.

The ASX 200 has regained earlier loses to close down just 1 point. The market was helped by strong gains in the energy, consumer staples and consumer discretionary sectors.

The local share market is extending yesterday’s gains – again being lifted by the Materials sector. Energy stocks are also outperforming.

US sharemarkets posted solid gains on Monday. Higher oil prices boosted energy stocks. And investors took the view that the Federal Reserve will take its time lifting interest rates.

The ASX 200 has failed to hang on to earlier gains, finishing the session up 10 points or 0.2%. The Energy was the best performer, climbing 1.70%, while the Consumer Staples sector was hit the hardest, losing 1.04%.

The ASX 200 is up 0.6% on Monday – helped by strong gains in the Materials sector on the back of firmer commodity prices.

US sharemarkets eased on Friday, led lower by financial stocks. The S&P financial sector lost 1.4% – biggest fall in about two months.

The ASX 200 has closed up 0.8% – boosted by a 3.8% rally in the materials sector. Gold stocks were the bright spot – with both Newcrest Mining & Northern Star recording double-digit gains.

US stocks traded cautiously ahead of key jobs data but saw a late rally to end at session highs. Energy stocks were a weight on the market despite a recovery in oil prices in the face of OPEC leaving quotas unchanged.

The ASX 200 finished a volatile session up 40 points or 0.8% to 5,318. Over the week, the index has fallen 1.6% – its first weekly decline in two months.

The ASX 200 is up 0.6% on Friday. However, over the week, the index has fallen 1.7% – on track to record its first weekly losses after seven weeks of gains.

US sharemarkets recovered from lows on Wednesday. But investors remained cautious ahead of the OPEC meeting on Thursday and jobs data on Friday. After being down by 122 points, the Dow rose by 2.5 points or less than 0.1%. The S&P 500 index rose by 0.1% while the Nasdaq gained 4 points or 0.1%.

Almost all sectors lost ground on Thursday sending the ASX 200 down 44 points or 0.8% to 5,278.

The ASX 200 is down 0.3% at mid-session, held back by losses in the Financial, Materials and Healthcare sectors.

US blue-chip shares fell on Tuesday although biotechnology stocks out-performed. Energy stocks fell in response to a softer oil price. Shares in Disney fell 1.1% after receiving poor reviews to its latest release ‘Alice Through the Looking Glass’.

The local share market has started off the month of June on a low, falling 1%. It follows gains in March, April and May.

The local share market has kicked off the month in negative territory. However, better than expected March quarter GDP is helping to limit the losses.

Canadian shares traded modestly lower on Monday down 0.2% in afternoon trade. US sharemarkets were closed on Monday.

The local share market has closed in the middle of the days range. The ASX 200 lost 29 points or 0.5% to close at 5,378. Energy, Consumer Staples & Telco stocks were the worst performers.

Canadian shares traded modestly lower on Monday down 0.2% in afternoon trade. US sharemarkets were closed on Monday.

The local share market is lacking momentum on Monday – after recording its seventh straight weekly gain on Friday. The ASX 200 is down 0.1%.

US sharemarkets ended higher after investors positively interpreted economic data and comments by Janet Yellen. The Dow Jones gained 45 points.

The local share market has managed to finish a volatile session in positive territory – helped by gains in the consumer staples & energy sectors.

US sharemarkets ended little-changed as trading and investing activity started to wind down ahead of a holiday weekend.

The local sharemarket has finished at a nine-month high on Friday, helped by gains in the financial, consumer staples and healthcare sectors. The ASX200 (XJO) closed up 17.8 points or 0.33% to 5469.7.

The local share market is firmer on Friday, helped by gains in the financial, health care and consumer staples sectors.

The ASX 200 has lost some earlier gains, after March quarter CAPEX fell 5.2% compared to the 3.5% decline market analysts were expecting.

US sharemarkets rose again on Wednesday, led by the banking and energy sectors. The S&P financials index rose by 1.1%. But shares in Alibaba fell 6.8%.

The local share market has managed to finish a choppy session in positive territory with the ASX 200 gaining 0.3%.

The local share market is off to a strong start, regaining some of this week’s losses. Strong buying in the energy, materials and financial sectors is lifting the market higher.

US sharemarkets rose on Tuesday, led by banks, homebuilders and technology stocks. Homebuilders gained on the back of higher new home sales.

The local share market has rebounded from two-week lows hit yesterday. Every sector gained ground, with the energy sector leading the rally.

US sharemarkets ended slightly lower on Monday. Six of the 10 S&P 500 sectors rose with the materials sector doing best.

The local share market was again weighed down by the energy and materials sectors. The ASX 200 lost 23 points or 0.4%.

The local share market is again being weighed down by heavy falls in the energy and materials sectors. Banks and Utilities are outperforming.

US sharemarkets rose on Friday, led by the technology sector. Shares in chip company, Applied Materials, rose by 13.8% after raising profit guidance. Nine of the 10 S&P 500 sectors rose on Friday.

The ASX 200 has closed in the middle of the day’s range, slipping 32 points 0.6%. The market was held back by heavy falls in the materials and energy sectors in response to falling commodity prices.

It has been a choppy start to trade for the local sharmarket. The ASX 200 is down 0.3% at mid-session, held back by falls from the materials and energy sectors.