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The Australian sharemarket rose by 1.3% on Thursday, taking the gains for the week so far to 3.5% as US election counting continues.

The Australian sharemarket is lifting by 1% at lunch despite some uncertainty surrounding the US Election.

Investors concluded that neither US presidential candidate would have a mandate to implement significant changes, including changes on taxes. Healthcare rose 4.5% with technology up 3.9%.

The Australian sharemarket finished flat in volatile trade as votes continue to be counted in the US election. Banks and miners held the market back most.

The Australian sharemarket has faded from a better start as the US election continues and results start to filter through.

Investors hoped that a clear winner would emerge from the US presidential election and a contested result would be avoided. The lead for Democratic Party nominee Joe Biden in national opinion polls raised expectations for a decisive outcome.

The ASX 200 had its best day in a month as investors reacted to today’s RBA rate cut. Gains were broad based with energy leading all sectors higher.

The Aussie market is building on yesterday’s gains with the ASX 200 climbing back above 6,000 points. Gains are broad based with the energy sector jumping most.

It was a choppy trading session as investors braced for Tuesday’s US presidential election. Mega cap technology shares slid with Facebook (-0.7%), Amazon (-1%), Apple (-0.1%) and Microsoft (-0.1%) all lower.

The Aussie market is higher to start the week with financials playing a big part in the move higher. AMP jumped another 10% on further details of its proposed takeover while Westpac (WBC) fell after reporting a 62% slide in cash earnings.

The Aussie market is trading higher at lunch to start the new week & month with the ASX 200 lifting despite swinging between early gains and losses. Westpac (WBC) is a weight after recording a 62% slide in full-year cash earnings but AMP jumps again on more details of its proposed takeover.

Shares in Apple lost 5.6%, Amazon fell 5.5%, Twitter lost 21.1% and Facebook fell 6.3%. But Alphabet (Google) rose by 3.8%. The Dow Jones index fell by 157.5 points or 0.6%. The S&P500 index fell by 1.2% and the Nasdaq index fell by 274 points or 2.5%.

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The Aussie market fell by 0.55% and closed at an intraday low, wrapping up the sluggish end to the month of October.

Investors were encouraged by better-than-forecast US economic data and optimism about big tech earnings. Shares of Apple (+3.7%), Amazon (+1.5%) and Alphabet (+3.1%) rose before their results. Facebook (+4.9%) and Twitter (+8%) shares jumped after Pinterest (+26.9%) forecast a rebound in ad spending.

The Aussie market fell by 1.6% on Thursday to a fresh three-week low as participants remain on edge ahead of next week’s US election and new lockdowns in Europe.

The Australian sharemarket is sliding by 1.2% as concerns of a spike in coronavirus cases offshore grows. All sectors are falling sharply.

Big tech companies – Apple (-4.6%), Alphabet (- 5.5%), Amazon (-3.8%) and Facebook (-5.5%) – which are due to report results on Thursday, weighed heavily on indexes. Microsoft shares slid 5.1% after a disappointing forecast.

The Australian sharemarket bounced off this morning’s three-week low and put an end to a four-day losing streak. Banks weighed ahead of profit results from four majors over the next week.

The Australian sharemarket has crept into positive territory at lunch, with the ASX 200 up by 0.1%. Coles, Super Retail Group and Afterpay are all higher following quarterly updates this morning.

Sentiment was dented by the rising number of new COVID-19 cases and an inability by lawmakers to push forward on new fiscal stimulus.

Local shares fell to three week lows as the ASX 200 followed sharp declines on global markets over a surge in global daily COVID-19 cases.

The Aussie market is following weakness on global markets as the ASX 200 extends its losses for a fourth session. The index is suffering its worst decline in 3 weeks on broad losses.

There are concerns that soaring coronavirus cases will weaken the US economy. Sentiment also took a hit after White House economic director Larry Kudlow said that President Donald Trump can’t accept parts of the Democrats’ proposed stimulus bill.

The Aussie market failed to build on early momentum with the ASX 200 sliding throughout afternoon trade to close weaker by 11 points, down for a third consecutive session. There was a big winner in amongst the declines with Coca-Cola Amatil (CCL) surging 16% on a proposed $9.3 billion takeover offer.

The Aussie market has enjoyed a solid start to the week with the ASX 200 bouncing back from successive losses to finish last week. Tech & consumer staples are leading a rather broad improvement.

In choppy trade investors continued to monitor developments in talks over a stimulus package. Shares in Intel lost 10% after reporting a drop in margins. And shares in American Express fell 3.6% after third-quarter profit missed estimates.

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The Australian sharemarket eased by just 0.1% on Friday, with gains from banks offset by losses from major mining stocks.

The Australian sharemarket is down 0.3% at lunch as the final US Presidential Debate kicks off 11 days out from the American election.