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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.

US House speaker Nancy Pelosi said a deal on new coronavirus aid was “just about there”, despite continued opposition from the Republican-controlled Senate. Shares of JPMorgan Chase gained 3.5% as the 10-year US Treasury yield hit 4-month highs on stimulus hopes. AT&T shares rallied 5.8% after the phone giant added more wireless subscribers than analysts estimated. Tesla shares climbed 0.8% after reporting its fifth consecutive quarterly profit on record revenue of US$8.8 billion. Coca-Cola shares gained 1.4% as it beat quarterly results expectations. Dow shares rose 0.6% after its solid profit result. Chipotle Mexican Grill shares fell 4.9% as it posted a drop in quarterly profit. The Dow Jones index rose by 153 points or 0.5%. The S&P500 index also gained 0.5% and the Nasdaq index was up by 21 points or 0.2%.

The Aussie market eased by just 0.3% on Thursday. Earlier, the ASX 200 was down five times as much after the FBI warned that Iran and Russia attempted to interfere with the US election.

The Aussie market is down 1.2%, with all sectors in the red as the self-imposed deadline for a US coronavirus support package passes while news of Iran & Russia interfering in the US election pushed stocks even lower.

Investors continued to assess progress on a stimulus deal with ongoing talks between US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.

The Aussie market rose by just 0.1% on Wednesday as closely watched stimulus talks continue in the US. The ASX 200 closed below 6,200pts.

The Australian sharemarket is up slightly at lunch, with the ASX 200 continuing to struggle to stay above 6,200pts for more than a day at a time.

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Democrats and the White House are closing in on an aid package, though the Republican-controlled Senate remains in favour of a smaller deal.

The Aussie market fell by 0.72% on Tuesday, wiping out most of Monday’s gains due to losses across 70% of stocks. Afterpay (APT) hit a record high after announcing a partnership with Westpac (WBC).

The Australian sharemarket is down by 0.3% at lunch, with technology stocks the lone improvers. Afterpay (APT) hit a fresh record high after announcing a partnership with Westpac (WBC).

Matt Williams, Portfolio Manager of the Airlie Australian Share Fund, discusses the outlook for the Australian share market and examines which companies are set to benefit most from the federal government’s budget stimulus.