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The Dow Jones index rose by 165 points or 0.5% and the S&P 500 index gained 0.4% -both closing at record highs. The Nasdaq index added 14 points or 0.1%. For the week, the S&P 500 index rose 1.4%, the Dow Jones index added 1.2% and the Nasdaq index gained 1.1%.

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The Australian sharemarket staged a healthy recovery to finish higher for a fourth day and fourth consecutive week. The ASX 200 is within 2 per cent of a record high.

The Australian sharemarket is taking a break from the gains with the ASX 200 down by ~0.25%. Losses from the major banks, Origin Energy (ORG) and Fortescue (FMG) are weighing on the index.

Thursday saw the Dow Jones index topping 34,000 points for the first time ever. Falling bond yields sparked buying of technology stocks with shares of Netflix (+1.7%), Facebook (+1.7%), Alphabet (+1.9%) and Apple (+1.9%) all up.

The Australian sharemarket rose by 0.5%, hit the best levels in 13.5 months and continues to close in on all-time highs. Stronger than expected employment growth provided a boost this afternoon.

The Dow Jones index rose by 54 points or 0.2%. But the S&P 500 index fell 0.4% from record highs. And the Nasdaq index fell by 138 points or 1.0%.

Aussie shares are closing in on the pre-COVID record highs with the ASX 200 finishing the day above 7,000 points for the first time since late Feb last year. Gains were broad based and led by healthcare, IT & mining stocks.

The Aussie market is firmly higher around lunch with the ASX 200 lifting back above 7,00pts to new 13-month highs. IT and mining stocks are among the leading out-performers in the opening few hours of trade.

The Dow Jones index closed down by 68 points or 0.2%, but the S&P 500 index rose by 0.3% to a record closing high. And the Nasdaq index added 146 points or 1.1%.

The Australian sharemarket has faded from a better start to finish flat on Tuesday in cautious trade ahead of US profit and inflation figures, Aussie jobs data and key numbers on China’s economy.

The Dow Jones index closed down by 55 points or 0.2%, the S&P 500 index fell less than 0.1% and the Nasdaq index lost 50 points or 0.4%.

The Aussie market has fallen to start the week as it extends its losing run to a second successive session. The ASX 200 dropped 21 points or 0.3% to 6,974 as miners and property underperformed most.

Despite record closing highs on Wall Street, the Aussie market is lower to start the week with losses across most sectors at lunch on Monday. Energy & mining are among the main weights while tech & healthcare outperform.

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The Dow Jones index closed up by 297 points or 0.9% and the S&P 500 index gained 0.8% -both closing at record highs. And the Nasdaq rose by 71 points or 0.5%.

Although the Aussie market snapped a five-day winning streak, it follows the ASX 200 hitting a 13-month high on Thursday, remains within striking distance of pre-COVID record highs and had one of its strongest weeks of the year.

The Australian sharemarket is down by 0.4% and is putting an end to a five-day winning streak. Travel stocks are pushing lower after the government’s updated vaccine recommendations.

The Aussie market is at 13-month highs with the ASX 200 lifting above 7,000 points for the first time since February last year. The benchmark index has now risen for 5 consecutive sessions.

The Aussie market’s recent rally continues to gather pace with the ASX 200 lifting for a fifth consecutive session and cracking the 7,000 point mark for the first time since 24 Feb 2020. Financials are leading broad improvements as all sectors lift.

The Dow Jones index closed up by 16 points or 0.1%. The S&P 500 index gained 0.2% to a record closing high. But the Nasdaq index fell by just 9.5 points or 0.1%.

The Aussie sharemarket rose by 0.6%, hit a seven-week high and closed in on a 13-month high thanks to gains across all sectors. For the first time in 2021, the ASX 200 improved for a fourth straight day.

While the Aussie market has faded from this morning’s best levels, the ASX 200 is still lifting for a fourth consecutive day and remains near a 13-month high.

Traders re-assessed the strength of recent gains. Economic data supported equity prices.

The ASX 200 hit its highest close since February 16 on the back of broad improvements. The technology sector was a standout while travel stocks also lifted on news of a Trans-Tasman travel bubble to begin in a fortnight.

The Aussie market is lifting to start the new week with the ASX 200 supported by broad improvements. Technology and industrials are particularly strong and leading gains across all sectors.

US sharemarkets posted solid gains on Monday, hitting record levels in the case of the S&P 500 & Dow Jones, in response to better figures on jobs growth and activity in the services sector.

The Australian sharemarket rose for a second straight session, with the ASX 200 up 0.56% heading into a four-day long weekend. Technology and mining stocks rose most.