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The ASX 200 is trading near the highs of the morning and is 28 points or 0.46% higher at 6,119. It was up 34pts or 0.55% at the best levels of the morning.

Investors mulled the stalemate in Washington stimulus negotiations and digested the better-than-expected jobs data.

Local shares have fallen for a second successive session with the ASX 200 down 41pts or 0.67% to 6,091. Losses were rather broad based led by communications & utilities.

The Aussie market has reversed early gains as the ASX 200 falls back below 6,100. Banks are acting as a major drag while the first real busy day of the reporting season has thrown up a number of surprise results to both the upside and downside.

Investors were encouraged by data showing higher consumer prices, suggestive of a firmer economy. Shares in Tesla jumped 13.1% as it announced a five-for-one stock split. Investors are awaiting a deal being agreed by US Congress on a job support package. The Dow Jones index gained 290 points or 1.1%; the S&P500 index rose 1.4% to just short of a record closing high, and the Nasdaq index rose by 229 points or 2.1%.

The Aussie market has snapped its winning run to start the week. The ASX 200 dipped 6.7 points or 0.11% to 6,132 as losses for miners were mostly offset by gains for financial stocks. While a number of the major lenders helped drive broader gains, Commonwealth Bank (CBA) slipped 0.5% on the release of its FY20 profit result.

The Aussie market is lower at lunch with miners leading broad losses. Financials are outperforming with three of the big 4 banks trading higher, Commonwealth Bank (CBA) is falling after releasing FY20 profit results.

The Dow Jones and S&P500 indexes rose earlier in the trading session on news of Russia’s potential coronavirus vaccine. US President Trump’s announcement on Monday that he’s considering a capital gains tax cut had also boosted sentiment. But shares lost momentum in afternoon trade after US Senator Mitch McConnell said virus stimulus talks had hit a stalemate. And profit-taking continued in mega tech names with Apple (-3%) and Netflix (-3.4%) shares both down. The Dow Jones index fell by 104 points or 0.4% and the S&P500 index lost 0.8% -the first declines in 8 trading sessions. And the Nasdaq index fell by 185 points or 1.7%.

The Aussie market has notched back-to-back gains for the first time in roughly five weeks with the ASX 200 advancing 29 points or 0.5% to 6,139. Banks were again a major driver for improvements while travel stocks also lifted.

The Aussie market is adding to Monday’s strong gains with the ASX 200 at the best levels in 2 months. It is another day of broad gains so far with financials leading improvements. Only the tech sector is in decline as all other sectors lift.

There are hopes that Congress can settle on a job relief package. On Saturday US President Donald Trump signed executive orders and memorandums aimed at unemployment benefits & payroll taxes until the more concrete stimulus bill could be passed.

There were some big gains for local shares to start the week with plenty of buying action. The ASX 200 managed to hit the best levels in 3 weeks as the index rallied 105 points or 1.8% to 6,110.

The Aussie market is off to a strong start to the week with the ASX 200 lifting on widespread buying. The financials sectors is helping to drive improvements as every sector advances. Several retailers are lifting on solid profit updates.

ASX set to start the week with solid gains.

The Australian sharemarket fell slightly for the third time this week, following US-China tensions and the RBA flagging a slower economic recovery in 2021.

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Sellers have pushed the sharemarket lower on Friday after the RBA predicted that the economy will take longer to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic compared to earlier forecasts.

US lawmakers pledged to keep working toward a virus relief package and US President Trump said he could act unilaterally on some measures. Sentiment was also boosted by Labor Department numbers which showed the first fall in jobless claims in three weeks.

The Australian sharemarket bounced by 0.7%; just enough to recoup Wednesday’s decline of 0.6%. A massive 5% lift in BHP shares helped most, while retailers like Nick Scali, Harvey Norman and JB Hi-Fi also advanced.

The Australian sharemarket is off to a solid start on Thursday, improving by 0.7% and recouping all of Wednesday’s declines. BHP is the main contributor while furniture retailer, Nick Scali is up almost 20% after flagging better results.

Talks between the White House and Democrats in Congress on a new coronavirus relief package are apparently making progress, although the sides remain far apart. Shares in Walt Disney rose by 8.8% after recording a surprise quarterly profit.

The Aussie market fell by 0.6% on Wednesday, with losses from banks, healthcare stocks, and industrials keeping equities negative. Record coronavirus cases in Victoria, geopolitical tensions, and Queensland border closures kept stocks negative.

The Aussie sharemarket is down by 1%, wiping out more than half Tuesday’s gains. A further spike in coronavirus cases in Victoria, Queensland closing its borders with NSW & the ACT and US-China tensions are weighing.

Investors closely monitored efforts in Washington to negotiate a new virus relief package. Brent crude oil prices rose to the highest level since March 6, supporting shares of Exxon Mobil (+2.9%) and Chevron (+2%). American International Group shares tumbled 7.5% after posting a US$7.9 billion loss.

It was the best day for the ASX 200 in a fortnight with a gain of 1.9% or 111 points to 6,037. Improvements were across the board with 90% of the top 200 stocks closing in positive territory. The tech sector was a standout with big moves for energy, healthcare, and financials.

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The Aussie market has jumped out of the blocks to a 2% gain for the ASX 200 at midday. Improvements have been broad based with the tech sector a clear standout. Retail stocks are mostly higher as some retailers announce temporary store closures due to Victoria’s stage 4 lockdown.

Shares in Microsoft rose 5.6% after saying it would push ahead with talks to buy the US operations of Chinese-owned TikTok. Shares in ADT surged 56.6% on news that Alphabet’s Google was buying a nearly 7% stake in the home security firm for $450 million. The Dow Jones index finished higher by 236 points or 0.9%. The S&P500 index rose by 0.7%. And the Nasdaq index climbed 157.5 points or 1.5%. to fresh record highs.