Defensive assets

The market (ASX:XJO) finished at a six month high, adding 0.7%, as the reporting season went up another gear.

The ASX 200 (ASX:200) finished an important week 2.0% higher after adding 0.6% on Friday.

The ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) started the day strongly, but finished on its lows (-0.7%) as investors digested a flurry of earnings reports from AMP Ltd

The ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) jumped out of the blocks this morning after the Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd.

It was another busy day as reporting season ramped up, the ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) finishing 0.5% higher as signs of slowing Victorian COVID-19 cases boosted National Australia Bank Ltd (ASX:NAB), rising 2.4%.

The gold price is soaring, all thanks to a world gripped by fear, or is it hope?

The ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) hit a three week high to start the week, adding 1.8% as slowing Victorian Coronavirus case numbers boost confidence.

The ASX 200 (XJO:ASX) finished another 0.7% higher with BHP Group Ltd (ASX:BHP) contributing close to 40% of the gain alone, after rallying another 4.9% as iron ore prices hit USD$114 per tonne.

The ASX 200 (XJO:ASX) finished down another 0.7% on Wednesday, pushed lower by healthcare (-1.7%), industrials (-1.5%) and consumer staples (-1.2%).

In the first of a series on Australian biotech success stories, we start with some of the outstanding medical device stocks on the ASX.

The ASX 200 (XJO:ASX) managed to fight off the widespread implications of Victoria’s ‘State of Disaster’ announcement, finishing flat for the delay despite nearly all businesses now being forced to close down.

The South China Sea conflict has largely been a case of ‘failure to act’ whilst the law of the sea has been flouted. China continues to exert military control over its neighbours over the hotly contested waterways, completely unabated.