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ASX at 11 month high, Fortescue’s (ASX:FMG) bumper dividend, Lynas (ASX:LYC) in deal with US Government The ASX200 (ASX:XJO) reached an 11 month high this week, adding 1.3% for the week despite falling 0.3% in late trading on Friday. The commodities sector remains key to the market strength, with rare earth miner Lynas Corp (ASX:LYC) jumping 13.7% on Friday…

ASX200 pushes towards record, commodity reports, is Zip (ASX:Z1P) the new BNPL leader?  The ASX200 (ASX:XJO) benefited from a strong overseas lead and news that unemployment has fallen to just 6.6% to finish 0.8% higher. Surprise, surprise, technology was the leader once again, adding 2.7% after BNPL player Zip Co (ASX:Z1P) released a quarterly update. The group once again…

ASX200 jump again, BHP (ASX:BHP) records broken, Ansell (ASX:ANN) demand continues The ASX200 had another strong day, this time a combination of energy (1.34%) and IT (2.54%) sending the price higher. It seems overseas investors may have identified Afterpay (ASX:APT) as a cheaper alternative to their own Affirm (NASDAQ:AFRM) with the company hitting another all-time high today. BHP Group (ASX:BHP) released their…

ASX finishes higher, broker upgrades galore, Bingo (ASX:BIN) gets a private equity bid The ASX200 (ASX:XJO) finished 1.2% higher on Tuesday, benefitting from increasing corporate activity and a round of broker upgrades for mining and retail companies. The discretionary retailing sector finished 2.0% higher on the back of an 8.0% increase in Domino’s Pizza (ASX:DMP), whilst the industrials sector…

ASX falls 0.8%, retail in the spotlight, China’s economic miracle, QBE gets slammed The ASX200 (ASX:XJO) started the week on a negative footing, falling 0.8%. The discretionary retail (0.2%) and IT (0.5%) sectors were the only highlights but weren’t sufficient to offset a fall in the materials sector (-1.9%). It was the normal culprits pushing the market…

A rare losing week for markets, Tyro (ASX:TYR) takes a hit, Afterpay (ASX:APT) overtakes Telstra (ASX:TLS) The ASX200 (ASX:XJO) finished flat on Friday, sending the index to its first negative week in over a month, down 0.6%.  Afterpay Ltd (ASX:APT) was once again the standout, moving 10.0% higher and overtaking Telstra Corporation (ASX:TLS) as it moved to a market capitalisation…

Firmer finish for ASX, Afterpay (ASX:APT) on fire, China exports surprise The ASX200 (ASX:XJO) finished another 0.4% higher on Thursday with Afterpay (ASX:APT) a key contributor, jumping 9.7% and sending the entire tech sector up 4.7% for the session. The trigger appeared to be the listing of US competitor Affirm (NASDAQ:AFRM), which jumped 98% upon listing and seems to be bringing…

Blistering start slows, ASX down 0.9%, bond rates higher, Bitcoin falls 20% After a blistering opening to the year in which the ASX200 (ASX:XJO) added 2.6%, attention once again turned to the economic outlook, sending the ASX200 down 0.9% on Monday. Every sector but energy weakened, with the IT sector the hardest hit falling 2.2%, Afterpay (ASX:APT) a key detractor down…

ASX struggles under COVID-19 weight, banks fall, retail sales recover The ASX200 (ASX:XJO) struggled today, falling 1.1%, as concern around the NSW COVID-19 outbreak weighed on sentiment at the same time that volumes fall ahead of the Christmas break. Every sector finished lower apart from healthcare, IT, and real estate, the latter benefitting from better than expected retail sales figures….

ASX 200 falls 0.4%, China flags iron ore concerns, Vicinity (ASX:VCX) confirms dividend A weak global lead pushed the ASX200 (ASX:XJO) down 0.4% today, with the China Iron and Steel Association flagging concerns about the ballooning iron ore price at the same time that maintenance hit export volumes in November. BHP (ASX:BHP) and Fortescue (ASX:FMG) bore the brunt down 2.3% and 3.1% respectively.  Yet…