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It was a soft start to the new week for local share with the ASX 200 dropping 0.9% or 60 points to 6,697 on Monday. The Aussie market mostly tracked US futures lower as IT, mining & health stocks weighed heavily.

The Aussie market is in the red to start the week with the ASX towards session lows at lunch. Leading declines are losses among tech stocks & gold miners while energy names are buoyed by higher oil prices.

The Dow Jones rose by 57 points or 0.2% to record highs. The S&P 500 index rose by 0.6% to record highs. And the Nasdaq index gained 134.5 points or 1.0% to record highs.

The Australian sharemarket closed at the best levels of the day, a three-week high and is a whisker away from a 10-month high. Mining and energy stocks rose most this week. Trump admitted defeat in the US election for the first time.

The Australian sharemarket is lifting by 0.4% at lunch following President Trump conceding defeat for the first time.

The Dow Jones rose by 212 points or 0.7% to record highs. The S&P 500 index rose by 1.5% to record highs. And the Nasdaq index gained 327 points or 2.6% to record highs. Investors now await crucial jobs data to be released on Friday.

The Australian sharemarket jumped by 1.6%, recording its best gain in two months and approaching a three-week high in the process thanks to financial and resource stock strength.

The Australian sharemarket is up 1.5% at lunch following Democrats gaining control of the US Senate, clearing the way for greater spending. Mining, energy and bank stocks are pushing the local Bourse higher.

The prospect of Democrat victory in the Senate runoff polls in Georgia had earlier boosted prospects for infrastructure dependent stocks. But fears of greater regulation weighed on technology stocks.

The Australian sharemarket slumped by 1.1% as two key US Senate races remain too close to call. Almost all sectors and 80% of companies lost ground.

The Aussie market is slipping by 0.5% at midday, with losses from most sectors offsetting strong gains from energy and mining stocks.

Economic data was firmer than expected. But investors were cautious ahead of Georgia Senate runoff elections. The Dow Jones rose by 168 points or 0.6%. The S&P 500 index rose by 0.7%. And the Nasdaq index lifted by 120.5 points or 1.0%.

The Australian sharemarket finished unchanged on Tuesday despite a softer open, weak lead from Wall Street and the best start to a new year since 2001 yesterday.

The Australian sharemarket is down 0.25% at midday following a weak lead from Wall Street. Significant gains from iron ore and gold miners are helping to minimise the losses.

The Dow Jones fell by 383 points or 1.3% from record highs after being down 724 points in early afternoon trade. The S&P 500 index fell by 1.5% from record highs. And the Nasdaq index fell by 190 points or 1.5%.

The Australian sharemarket bounced back from heavy losses a day earlier, with the ASX 200 surging by 1.5%. Gains from mining stocks were most impressive, with Fortescue Metals hitting a fresh record high.

The Australian sharemarket is lifting at lunch on the first trading day of 2021. Gains from banks and mining stocks are contributing most to the market.

The Dow Jones closed up by 197 points or 0.7% to record highs. The S&P 500 index rose by 0.6% to record highs. And the Nasdaq index rose by 18 points or 0.1%.

The Aussie market has suffered its sharpest decline in Dec as concerns grow of a COVID-19 cluster in Sydney’s Northern Beaches. Losses were rather widespread with the financial, IT & property sectors falling most.

The Aussie market is easing by 0.5% at lunch, as a coronavirus cluster on Sydney’s Northern Beaches drags travel stocks, shopping mall owners and banks lower.

US stocks hit a record high with the S&P 500 lifting for a third day. Aussie shares set for a flat start with all eyes on the market’s reaction to the 17 case COVID cluster on Sydney’s Northern Beaches.

The Aussie market rose by 1.16%, hitting a 9.5 month high and sneaking into positive territory for the year thanks to strong gains from tech, energy stocks and miners.

The Aussie market is lifting for a second day thanks to gains across most sectors and follows a bigger than anticipated lift in jobs growth.

At the close of trade, the Dow Jones index was down by 44 points or 0.2%. But the S&P 500 index rose by 0.2%. And the Nasdaq index lifted by 63 points or 0.5% to a record closing high.

The Australian sharemarket managed to lift by 0.7%, fading from a more impressive 1.3% gain earlier. Gains from mining stocks, banks and technology companies were most supportive.

Buoyed by increasing confidence that a stimulus deal would be struck, the Dow Jones index was up by 337 points or 1.1% after lifting 381 points at session highs. The S&P 500 index rose by 1.3%. And the Nasdaq index lifted 155 points or 1.3%.

Local shares have closed lower for the third time in the past four sessions as resources and financial stocks weighed heavily. The ASX 200 finished 29pts or 0.43% lower at 6,631.

The Aussie market is slightly weaker at lunch on Tuesday as big miners like BHP & Fortescue drop back on a dip in iron ore prices. Coal miners have also been hit by rising tensions between Australia & China.

US sharemarkets were mixed on Monday. Sentiment was initially boosted by the launch of a nationwide Covid-19 vaccine campaign. But major indexes pared gains after New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio warned the city could experience a “full shutdown”.

The Aussie market has started the last full trading week of 2020 with a small gain of 17 points or 0.25%. Banks & tech stocks helped drive the market higher but miners & health stocks weighed.

The Aussie market has shrugged off a mostly weak lead to start the last full trading week of 2020 with gains. Tech & banking stocks are making the biggest difference to the upside while mining names & CSL are weighing

The outlook for additional fiscal stimulus remained uncertain. Over the week, the Dow fell 0.6%; S&P 500 lost 1%; and the Nasdaq dropped 0.7%.

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