Morning Report: US sharemarkets edged higher ahead of the Memorial Day holiday
The Dow Jones index rose by 65 points or 0.2%. The S&P 500 index lifted 0.1%. And the Nasdaq index gained 12 points or 0.1%.
Read MoreThe Dow Jones index rose by 65 points or 0.2%. The S&P 500 index lifted 0.1%. And the Nasdaq index gained 12 points or 0.1%.
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Read MoreThe Dow Jones index rose by 142 points or 0.4%. The S&P 500 index lifted 0.1%. But the Nasdaq index fell by just 2 points or less than 0.1%.
Read MoreThe Australian sharemarket rose from this morning’s lows, with mining and tech stocks among the strongest improvers.
Read MoreComments from US Federal Reserve officials helped damp down concerns about runaway inflation and kept bond yields in check.
Read MoreThe ASX 200 snapped its recent 4-day winning streak with the benchmark index falling 22.7pts or 0.3% as miners weighed heavily. Losses for the iron ore heavyweights outweighed gains across technology and communication stocks.
Read MoreThomas Rice, portfolio manager for the Perpetual Global Innovation Share Fund provides his regular wrap of technology, innovation, and finance news.
Read MoreThe ASX 200 is firmer at lunch having overcome a soft start. Local shares followed Wall Street lower early on but has since been supported by gains for technology and banks in particular. Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has topped $100/share for the first time ever.
Read MoreThe Dow Jones index fell by 81.5 points or 0.2%. The S&P 500 index also slid 0.2% and the Nasdaq index lost 4 points or less than 0.1%.
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Read MoreThe ASX 200 improved for a fourth day running with a gain of 69pts or 1% to 7,115. Improvements were widespread with financials, retail & communications some of the best performers. Gold miners were some of the major losers.
Read MoreThe Aussie market is firmer again on Tuesday as it extends its winning run into a fourth day. Gains have been broad with heavyweight sectors financials, health & materials doing much of the grunt work. Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has hit new highs and is closing in on $100/share.
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Read MoreThe Australian sharemarket edged higher for a third day, with the ASX 200 lifting by 0.22% thanks to gains across most sectors. Iron ore miners weighed heavily following a 5% tumble in the commodity, while travel stocks finished in the red.
Read MoreCatch up on the full webinar with presentations from Pureprofile (ASX: PPL), Hexima (ASX: HXL, Hiremii (ASX: HMI), DC Two Limited (ASX: DC2) & Helix Resources (ASX: HLX).
Read MorePresenter – Martin Filz – CEO – Pureprofile is a data and insights business, underpinned by technology.
Read MorePresenter – Michael Aldridge – Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer – Hexima is a biotechnology company actively engaged in the research and development of plant-derived proteins and peptides for applications as human therapeutics.
Read MorePresenter – Chris Brophy – Managing Director & CEO – Hiremii Limited is a technology-driven recruitment and full-service labour hire company.
Read MorePresenter – Blake Burton – Non-Executive Director – DC Two meets the needs of local customers, with world class cloud services, delivered from local data centres.
Read MoreBoeing rose 3.1% – supporting the Dow Jones index – on plans to lift production. Shares in Ford Motor rose 6.7% on plans to form a battery joint venture. The Dow rose by 124 points or 0.4%. But the S&P 500 index lost 0.1%.
Read MoreThe Australian sharemarket edged higher in uninspired trade on Friday, to lift by ~0.25% this week. Mining and energy stocks remained the hardest hit sectors with Kogan.com sliding by 14% after warning of lower profits.
Read MoreThe Australian sharemarket has dropped into negative territory from this morning’s encouraging start, with losses from mining & energy sectors spreading to other areas of the market.
Read MoreThere were gains in technology megacaps Apple (+2.1%), Microsoft (+1.4%) and Tesla (+4.1%) powering the advance. Shares of Ford rose 3.1% on plans to create a joint venture to manufacture electric vehicle batteries.
Read MoreThe Australian sharemarket finished near an intraday high, rising by 1.27% and recouping a healthy portion of Wednesday’s declines. With the exception of some losses from mining stocks, most areas of the market finished higher.
Read MoreThe Australian sharemarket is lifting by close to 1%, recouping a little more than half Wednesday’s losses and receiving a boost from this morning’s mixed employment report.
Read MorePresenter – Mike Rosenstreich – Managing Director, Geologist – Helix Resources Limited is a minerals exploration company focused on the development of Collerina Copper and Cobar Gold Projects in Central NSW.
Read MoreInvestors digested the minutes from the April 28 Federal Reserve meeting. Energy and materials sectors led the declines. But shares in Target rose 6.1% after first quarter sales topped Wall Street estimates.
Read MoreThe local market was awash with red as the ASX 200 slumped 1.9% or 134 points, suffering its worst decline in close to 3-months. Every sector closed in negative territory with close to 90% of the top 200 stocks in decline.
Read MoreShares in Walmart rose 2.2% after raising its full-year earnings forecast. Shares in Home Depot fell 1.0% despite posting same-store sales above estimates. A fall in housing starts weighed on home builders.
Read MoreThe Australian sharemarket rose for a third day, with the ASX 200 lifting by 0.6% thanks to solid gains from banks & miners.
Read MoreThe Australian sharemarket is lifting for a third day, with the ASX 200 up by ~0.5%. Mining and energy stocks are benefiting from firmer commodity prices, CBA hit a record high and tech stocks remain under pressure.
Read MoreInvestors weighed risks to the economic outlook posed by inflation and a spike in Covid-19 cases in parts of Asia.
Read MoreLocal shares closed Monday’s session with a small improvement. The ASX 200 ended 9pts or 0.13% higher at 7,023. Energy and gold mining stocks were some of the biggest improvers.
Read MoreAussie shares are firmer to start the week with the ASX 200 adding to last Friday’s gains. Most sectors are climbing with gold miners among the big winners while energy stocks also advance on a new Government Fuel Support Agreement.
Read MorePresenter – Graham Kelly – CEO & MD – Noxopharm is a clinical stage drug development company.
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