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The Aussie market fell by 0.67% on Thursday, snapping a seven-day winning streak after hitting a 9.5 month high just yesterday.

The Australian sharemarket is slipping by 0.4% after seven days of gains and the ASX 200 hitting a fresh 9.5 month high yesterday.

Shares of Apple (-2.2%), Microsoft (-2%) and Salesforce (-3.2%) weighed on major indexes. The Dow Jones index closed down by 105 points or 0.4%. The S&P 500 index fell by 0.8%. And the Nasdaq index lost 244 points or 1.9%.

The ASX 200 has added a further 41pts or 0.6% to extend its winning run to a seventh successive session. The benchmark index is yet to experience declines in December as gains were widespread, led by heavyweights Commonwealth Bank, CSL & BHP.

The Aussie market has followed Wall St higher with the ASX 200 extending its run of gains into a seventh session. Gains are being led by health stocks and Commonwealth Bank which is lifting on divestment news.

Sentiment boosted by news that US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell plans further stimulus talks with the White House. S&P 500 up by 0.3% and the Nasdaq index lifted by 63 points or 0.5% – both closing at record highs.

The Aussie market has gone six trading days without a loss as the ASX 200 saw a modest rise of 0.2% or 13pts to 6,688.

The Aussie market is firmer for a sixth session in a row, overcoming early selling to lift at lunch. The tech sector is lifting most with Link (LNK) jumping on a proposed takeover bid.

Investors awaited details of a potential coronavirus relief package from US Congress. The tech-heavy Nasdaq index closed at record highs with Facebook (+2.1%), Apple (+1.2%) and Tesla (+7.1%) shares all up. Dow down 0.5%, S&P 500 down 0.2%.

The Aussie market briefly hit fresh 9.5 month highs before fading back today. The ASX 200 still managed to extend its winning run to a fifth successive session as resources outperformed. Mining names benefitted from iron ore prices hitting the best levels since March 2013.

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Local shares have followed US markets higher with a decent lift to start the week. The rise in ore prices continues to drive big miners higher & helping the broader market improve.

Job growth was lower than expected in November but that result raised hopes that a new fiscal relief bill will be agreed. Energy, materials and industrials rose the most. The Dow Jones index closed higher by 249 points or 0.8%. The S&P 500 index rose by 0.9%. And the Nasdaq index rose by 87 points or 0.7%. Over the week the Dow rose 1.0%; S&P 500 rose 1.7%; and the Nasdaq rose by 2.2%.

The Australian market has extended its winning streak to five straight weeks thanks to gains from miners, energy stocks and banks as vaccine optimism continues to encourage.

The Australian sharemarket is extending its winning streak to four days thanks to improvements from banks, property stocks and energy companies.

There are media reports that Pfizer cut rollout targets for its vaccine. Shares in Boeing rose 6% after budget airliner Ryan Air ordered an additional 75 of its 737 MAX jets. Shares in Tesla rose 4.3% on a broker upgrade. After being up 227 points, the Dow Jones index closed higher by 86 points or 0.3%. The S&P 500 index fell 0.1%. And the Nasdaq index rose 28 points or 0.2%.

The Australian sharemarket rose by 0.38% thanks mainly to huge gains for Fortescue Metals, Rio Tinto and BHP. Greater demand from China has helped push iron prices to near 7-year highs.

The Australian sharemarket is edging higher at lunch thanks to strong gains from mining and energy stocks.

US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell rejected a bipartisan proposal for a US$908 billion stimulus package. US President-elect Joe Biden said that he would not immediately remove Chinese tariffs. Salesforce (-8.5%) shares slid after analysts called its US$27.7 billion purchase of Slack Technologies (-2.6%) “expensive”.

The Aussie market has had a mixed reaction to today’s better than expected September Quarter GDP reading. As the economy exits its technical recession. The ASX 200 ended flat with gains for miners helping to lift the market from losses.

The Aussie market faded to its session lows around lunch after the ABS released data showing Australia’s economy grew 3.3% in the Sept Qtr & has exited its first recession in three decades.

Stock markets have reversed Monday’s profit-taking to begin anew. Dow up 185.

US sharemarkets rose overnight, recovering from the softer tone of a day earlier, as hopes for US fiscal stimulus increased after a bipartisan group of US lawmakers proposed a US$908 billion Covid-19 relief bill.

The Aussie market rose by 1% on Tuesday, snapping a 3-day losing streak thanks to gains across all sectors and close to 80% of stocks.

The Australian sharemarket is off to a strong start to a new month and season with almost all sectors lifting and the ASX 200 gaining 1.3%.

Investors took profits. S&P 500 energy sector shares dipped 5.4% as crude oil prices fell. Shares of Chevron (-4.5%) and Dow (-4.3%) led the Dow Jones index lower. But Moderna shares rallied 20.2% after it unveiled plans to apply for US and European emergency authorisation for its Covid-19 vaccine.

The Aussie market has closed out November with its heaviest loss of the month and stretching its losing streak to a third session. Despite the late losses, it was a strong month with the ASX 200 climbing nearly 10%.

The Aussie market is falling for a third successive session to finish the month of November. At lunch the ASX 200 is down ~0.5% but is still on track for is still on track for a double digit improvement for the month.

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