Wednesday At The Close
The ASX 200 has ended the session up 0.6%, again supported by strong gains in the energy & materials sectors.
Read MoreThe ASX 200 has ended the session up 0.6%, again supported by strong gains in the energy & materials sectors.
Read MoreThe ASX 200 is up 0.8% at mid-session, helped by a rally on global markets overnight. Almost all sectors are higher, with mining & energy stocks again leading the gains.
Read MoreUS sharemarkets rose again on Monday on expectations that the Federal Reserve will delay rate hikes until 2016. Traders are only pricing a 31% chance of a December rate hike. Energy stocks rose in response to higher oil prices.
Read MoreThe ASX 200 has ended the session up just 0.3%, failing to hang on to earlier gains. The Materials and Energy sectors were again the biggest winners.
Read MoreThe ASX 200 is down 0.6% at mid-session, held down by weakness in the Financial, Healthcare and Telco sectors.
Read MoreUS sharemarkets were mixed ahead of the release of key employment data. Shares in Twitter fell 8.4% with some analysts saying this was in response to reports that co-founder Jack Dorsey would be named the permanent Chief Executive.
Read MoreThe ASX 200 has fallen 60 points or 1.2% to 5,052 on Friday, however it has managed to record a 0.2% gain in what’s been a volatile week for the local market.
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Read MoreThe ASX 200 is extending yesterday’s gains, up 0.9% at mid-session. The energy & materials sectors are giving the market the biggest boost, both up around 1.5%.
Read MoreUS sharemarket indexes rallied on Wednesday supported by the shift in sentiment following moves by China to shore up growth. End of quarter window dressing also dominated trade.
Read MoreThe local market has extended yesterday’s gains to fully recover Tuesday’s 3.8% loss. Every sector finished higher, with the mining & energy stocks leading the way.
Read MoreUS sharemarket indexes ended mixed on Tuesday. Economic data was better than forecasts and investors prepared for the release of key jobs data later in the week.
Read MoreThe ASX 200 has finished near the best levels of the day, up 2.1% to 5,021. The financial sector surged 2.5%, helping the market recover from fresh two year lows hit yesterday.
Read MoreThe ASX 200 is up 0.6% at mid session, having rallied 1.6% in early trade. The market is being supported by strong gains in the financial sector.
Read MoreThe ASX 200 has dropped 2.9% or or 134 points to 4,978 after a sell-off in the US and Europe overnight. Every sector is suffering huge losses, with the energy and materials sectors the worst performers, both down around 4.6%.
Read MoreUS sharemarket indexes fell on Monday on a raft of negative concerns. Biotechs fell again. Shares in Alcoa rose 5.7% after it said it will split into two companies. The Dow Jones index fell by 313 points
Read MoreLocal shares were heavily sold off today, following similar losses on Wall Street and on European and Asian markets. The energy sector was by far the worst off, plunging 6.7%.
Read MoreUS sharemarket indexes ended mixed on Friday with investors favouring banks over biotechs.
Read MoreThe ASX 200 jumped 1.4% to finish at the best levels of the day, boosted by a 1.6% gain in the financial sector. IT stocks were the best performers, with the sector surging 2.7%.
Read MoreThe ASX 200 is up 1 percent at mid-session, regaining early losses thanks to strong gains in the financial sector.
Read MoreThe ASX 200 is down 0.5% at mid-session, reversing early gains. The market is being held down by losses in the energy and financial sectors.
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Read MoreUS markets fell following an earnings downgrade from Caterpillar which warned of job cuts. The DAX hit a year to date low as car makers remain under pressure.
Read MoreThe ASX 200 is up 1.2% at mid-session, recovering from two year lows hit yesterday. Every sector is gaining ground with banks and energy stocks giving the market the biggest boost.
Read MoreUS Stocks drifted lower over night in the absence of any tier 1 economic news. European stocks managed an underwhelming recovery from steep losses the day before.
Read MoreOngoing concerns around global growth hampered US and European shares. Industrial metals were marked down as were oil prices. SPI futures ended the overnight session with a loss of 1.3%. Chinese manufacturing numbers features as a potential catalyst.
Read MoreMining and energy stocks are the worst performers today after a fall in commodity prices, The Materials sector has lost 2.8%, while the energy sector is 1.3% weaker. Financial stocks are also weighing on the market, with that sector down 1.9%.
Read MoreThe ASX 200 is up 0.5 percent at mid-session helped by gains from the energy & financial sectors.
Read MoreThe Dow Jones index ended higher by 126 points or 0.8% after being up 194 points in late morning trade. The S&P 500 was up by 0.5% while the Nasdaq lifted by almost 2 points or less than 0.1%.
Read MoreThe ASX 200 has dropped 2.7% following heavy losses on Wall Street as investors responded to the US Fed’s concerns about global growth. The materials, energy & financial sectors are all down about 3 percent.
Read MoreThe cautious approach taken by the US Fed at the end of last week continued to cast a pall over Wall St on Friday. European stocks feel ahead of the Greek elections at on Sunday.
Read MoreThe ASX 200 is up 0.3% recovering steep early losses with almost all sectors now trading higher. Energy stocks are the exception however, with the sector down 0.5%.
Read MoreThe US Federal Reserve Open Market Committee left the federal funds target rate between zero and a quarter of a per cent. ‘The Committee continues to see the risks to the outlook for economic activity and the labor market as nearly balanced.’
Read MoreThe ASX 200 has climbed 0.5 percent with almost all sectors gaining ground with the exception of the energy sector which tumbled 1.6%.
Read MoreUS shares rose ahead of the Fed’s decision on interest rates due Friday morning. Both oil and gold prices rose overnight. Oroton Group out with earnings today.
Read MoreThe ASX 200 has climbed 0.9 percent today, extending yesterday’s strong gains thanks to a rally in the energy and materials sectors.
Read MoreThe ASX 200 is up 1.3% at mid-session, recovering most of yesterday’s losses helped by a positive lead from Wall Street.
Read MoreUS sharemarkets rose in light trade on Tuesday with investors encouraged by data showing firmer retail sales in August. But traders and investors still remain unsure whether the Federal Reserve will start raising rates this week.
Read MoreLocal shares rallied 1.6% today, recovering yesterday’s 1.5% loss thanks to a positive lead from Wall Street and a relatively stable session on the Chinese share market.
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