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Local market weakens, as guidance flows in, Platinum outflows continue

October 12, 2022 by Drew Meredith

The S&P/ASX200 continued to weaken as the guidance flows in from numerous sectors of the economy.The industrials sector was the rare highlight, gaining 0.4 per cent, with the energy and...

Market weakens on US recession risk, Tabcorp acquisition, gold stocks hit

October 11, 2022 by Drew Meredith

The local market opened the week on a negative note, with the threat of US recession sending every sector lower.The rate sensitive sectors were the hardest hit, with utilities falling...

Schroders: Build resilience and trust rather than waiting for a bout of good luck

October 10, 2022 by Ishan Dan

An erosion of trust has changed the investor psyche to one that prefers companies which generate cash profits with a long term focus, according to Schroder’s’ Martin Conlon.

Record global debt spawns ruptures in financial markets

October 10, 2022 by Lachlan Buur-Jensen

Our record US$350 trillion global debt – the equivalent of 3.5x global GDP – has “tentacles across the world”, says Simplicity author Danielle Ecuyer. Tightening financial conditions further will have significant consequences.

Market caps best week in two years, GQG outflows, AGL board members cut

October 10, 2022 by Drew Meredith

The local sharemarket finished the week on a negative tone, falling 0.8 per cent, but it wasn't enough offset the exuberance on Tuesday.Only the energy sector managed to post a...

Market flat, OPEC+ cuts boost energy, utilities, institutions leave Magellan

October 7, 2022 by Drew Meredith

The local market finished just 2 points higher today, all but a rounding error, as gains in the energy and utilities sectors, up 2.2 and 1.1 per cent, offset losses...

RBA slows rate hikes, market surges in response, oil, materials lead the way

October 5, 2022 by Drew Meredith

The local sharemarket delivered it's best one day return since the worst of the pandemic, with the S&P/ASX200 gaining 2.6 per cent on Tuesday.The move was driven by a slight...

Market awaits RBA decision, energy, utilities rally, Core Lithium raises capital

October 4, 2022 by Drew Meredith

The local sharemarket finished 0.3 per cent lower to begin the new quarter, with strength in the utilities, energy and property sectors not enough to offset broader weakness in the...

Resources lift local market

September 30, 2022 by Drew Meredith

The energy sector powered the Australian sharemarket on Thursday, with a 2.8 per cent gain on the back of the apparent sabotage of the Nord Stream sub-sea pipelines linking Europe and Russia....

Local market back in the green

September 28, 2022 by Drew Meredith

After three consecutive losing days, the Australian sharemarket turned northward again on Tuesday, led by the resources stocks. After being scorched on Monday, the ASX's coal and lithium stocks rallied...

Resources, energy drag market lower

September 27, 2022 by Drew Meredith

With the worst losses in two years for the ASX's mining and energy sectors, there was no way that the Australian share market's major indices were gaining ground yesterday, and...

Aussie market catches mining fever

September 21, 2022 by James Dunn

The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index rose 86.5 points, or 1.3 per cent, on Tuesday to 6,806.4 points, while the broader All Ordinaries gauge added 81.4 points, or 1.2 per cent,...

Aussie market eases to two-month low

September 20, 2022 by Drew Meredith

Utilities and tech shares dragged the S&P/ASX 200 lower on Monday, as the benchmark lost 19.2 points, or 0.3 per cent, to 6,719.9 points, its lowest closing level in two...

Energy reversal hits market, inflation drags ASX lower, Atlas Arteria falls

September 19, 2022 by Drew Meredith

It was a sea of red on the S&P/ASX200, with the market closing down 1.5 per cent on Friday, resulting in a 2.1 per cent loss for the week.A reversal...

ASX gains on energy, coal, Woodside’s Paris ambitions, Tyro’s new CEO

September 16, 2022 by Drew Meredith

The Australian sharemarket managed to follow the US, posting a gain of 0.2 per cent on Thursday with the energy sector leading the way, up 3.7 per cent.New Hope (ASX:NHC)...

Market sinks on US inflation, property, tech lead selloff, Atlas capital raising

September 15, 2022 by Drew Meredith

The local market fared better than global shares on Wednesday, falling 2.6 per cent in comparison to the 5 per cent drop in the Nasdaq.There was red across the board,...

Four straight winning days, consumer, property sectors outperform, Ramsay deal cut

September 14, 2022 by Drew Meredith

The local market managed a fourth straight day of gains, adding 0.6 per cent behind a strong performance from the property and consumer facing sectors.Property finished 1.7 per cent higher...

Commodity prices boost local market

September 13, 2022 by Drew Meredith

Australian shares advanced for a third straight day on Monday, driven by the materials sub-index, which rode rising commodity prices to a 2.2 per cent gain. The S&P/ASX 200 benchmark...

RBA spurs market to gain, Mineral Resources rockets, Nuix jumps

September 12, 2022 by Drew Meredith

The local market was buoyed to a significant 1 per cent gain for the week, following a strong day on Friday.The 0.7 per cent gain was driven by the energy...

RBA speech boosts market, Link deal set to proceed

September 9, 2022 by Drew Meredith

The Australian sharemarket surged in the afternoon, gaining more than 1.6 per cent after the Reserve Bank Governor flagged a more cautious approach to future rate rises. Every sector finished...