Friday At The Close
The ASX 200 has risen 4.3% over the week, its best five-day gain since October last year.
Read MoreThe ASX 200 has risen 4.3% over the week, its best five-day gain since October last year.
Read MoreThe ASX 200 is up 0.1% at mid-session, with gains in the financial and materials sectors outweighing losses in the energy and healthcare sectors.
Read MoreUS sharemarkets recorded modest gains in late trade on Wednesday, following the stellar gains in the prior session.
Read MoreThe local share market has climbed higher for a third straight session with the ASX 200 closing up 1.2% led by a relief rally in the financial sector.
Read MoreThe ASX 200 is up 0.8% at mid-session, improving for a third consecutive session. The index has gained 3.7% in the past few days.
Read MoreThe ASX 200 is up 1.5% at mid session to trade just below 5,000 points. Energy and Financial stocks are making the biggest improvements.
Read MoreUS sharemarkets rallied on Tuesday, led by financial and technology stocks. The upbeat economic data supported sentiment. Morgan Stanley rose by 5.4% while Citigroup up 6.7%.
Read MoreThe local share market has jumped 2% boosted by a surge in financial and energy stocks.
Read MoreUS shares erased all their gains to end a little softer Monday. The mining, energy and healthcare stocks ended substantially softer.
Read MoreThe ASX 200 has finished the session unchanged, failing to hang on to early gains. The index was held back by falls in the financial and consumer staples sectors.
Read MoreIt has been a choppy start to the month, but the ASX 200 has managed to close firmer, gaining 41 points or 0.8%. The index was boosted by strong gains in the Energy, Materials and Financial sectors.
Read MoreIt has been a choppy start to trade on Tuesday as investors respond to news that China cut its Reserve Ratio Requirement for a fifth time in just 12 months.
Read MoreUS sharemarkets ended mixed on Friday. While there were gains in the resources sector, solid economic data caused analysts to question whether the Federal Reserve would lift rates in March.
Read MoreThe ASX 200 is up 0.7% with every sector gaining on Monday. Energy stocks are rallying thanks to a rise in global oil prices.
Read MoreThe ASX 200 has shrugged off a positive lead from Wall Street to trade down 0.2%. Selling in the materials and energy sectors are outweighing gains in the healthcare & telco sectors.
Read MoreUS sharemarkets rose on Thursday with traders dissecting corporate earnings figures and economic data. US Nymex rose by US92c or 2.9% to US$33.07 a barrel.
Read MoreThe ASX 200 has ended a choppy session flat on Friday. However, over the week, the index has fallen 1.5%.
Read MoreThe S&P financial sector was amongst the S sharemarkets recovered from early losses on Wednesday, helped by the late afternoon lift in oil prices.
Read MoreThe ASX 200 has closed up 0.1%, helped by a recovery in the financial sector.
Read MoreThe ASX 200 has lost early gains and is down 17 points or 0.3%. The index has been held back by falls in the materials and financial sectors.
Read MoreJP Morgan (down 3.8%) said it would set aside another $500 million to cover losses stemming from the energy sector. Shares in Chevron fell 3.4% while Exxon lost 1.1%. Nine out of the 10 major S&P sectors were weaker.
Read MoreThe local share market fell 2.1% on Wednesday with the materials, energy and financial sectors all suffering heavy losses.
Read MoreThe energy sector has dropped 2.6% today in response to a fall in global oil prices overnight. The ASX 200 is down 1.9% as banks & miners also suffer heavy losses.
Read MoreThe ASX 200 has fallen back below 5,000, held down by a heavy fall in the Telco sector and a selloff in the financial sector.
Read MoreUS sharemarkets rallied on Monday as the lift in oil and other commodities supported material stocks. Overall gains were broad-based with all 10 major S&P sectors higher.
Read MoreThe ASX 200 is up 0.3%, lifted by strong gains in the materials and energy sectors.
Read MoreUS sharemarkets ended mixed. Shares in Applied Materials rose 7%, boosting the tech sector, after the chipmaker lifted its revenue and profit forecast.
Read MoreThe ASX 200 has jumped 48 points or 1% to close back above 5,000. The Industrials sector was the standout, rising 2.2%, while gains in mining and banking stocks lifted the market.
Read MoreLocal shares down 0.3% held back by losses from the energy sector which is giving back some of yesterday’s strong gains.
Read MoreUS sharemarkets were modestly lower on Thursday after three solid days of gains. Shares in Wal-Mart fell by 3.0% – weighing on other retail stocks – after the bellwether retailer disappointed with its sales outlook.
Read MoreThe ASX 200 slipped 39 points or 0.8% on Friday. However, over the past five sessions the index has jumped almost 4%, regaining losses from the previous week.
Read MoreUS sharemarkets rose again on Wednesday with higher oil prices boosting stocks in the energy sector. The S&P Energy sector rose by 2.9%.
Read MoreThe ASX 200 surged 109 points or 2.3% on Thursday, helped by strong gains in the energy & materials sectors.
Read MoreThe ASX 200 is off 19 points or 0.4%, held down by losses in the energy, healthcare and materials sectors.
Read MoreUS sharemarkets rose again on Tuesday. Investors scoured for bargains amongst stocks that have been beaten down in the early months of 2016.
Read MoreThe ASX 200 retreated today, after gaining for the past two sessions. The ASX 200 slipped 27 points or 0.6%, held down by heavy falls in the Energy, Materials and Healthcare sectors.
Read MoreThe local share market is being held back by heavy falls in the financial sector as CBA shares trade ex-dividend.
Read MoreEuropean shares rose sharply again on Monday. Banking shares rose while French telecoms rose on hopes for a merger between Orange and Bouygues Telecom.
Read MoreA sharp turnaround in the financial sector, and gains from the materials & energy sectors, have helped the local share market climb 1.4%.
Read MoreGlobal oil prices soared on reports that OPEC oil producers may be willing to discuss moves to reduce global oil over-supply.
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