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ASX starts November with a bang, Westpac tanks but delivers buy back The S&P/ASX200 (ASX: XJO) started the month of November on a positive note, gaining 0.6% as a bout of confidence swept global markets. Every sector finished higher barring financials, which fell 0.5% after Westpac (ASX: WBC) delivered a weaker than expected result. The highlights were in the communications sector, which…

ASX finishes lower, but another positive month, Macquarie profit doubles The S&P/ASX200 (ASX: XJO) finished the week and the month of a negative note, falling 1.4% after an unexpected spike in bond yields hit sentiment on Friday afternoon. The biggest pain naturally came from the real estate and financial sectors, both down 2% or more, after a number of ‘experts’…

ASX weakens on energy sell off, Boral jumps as Pointsbet tanks The S&P/ASX200 (ASX: XJO) finished 0.2% lower on Thursday dragged down by the energy sector, which fell by 2% after the coal price continued to fall significantly. A nuclear accord between the EU and Iran was also cited as a reasoning for the weaker oil price. Boral (ASX: BLD) overcame weakness in…

ASX creeps to gain, Woolies warns of Inflation, CPI data sends bonds lower The S&P/ASX200 (ASX: XJO) managed to eke out another small gain on Wednesday, keeping the run of positive days going. Most weakness came from the staples sector, down 1.9%, after Woolworths (ASX: WOW) delivered a difficult third quarter update. The mining and utilities sectors were also down over 1% with…

ASX on gold, Crown ‘unfit’ for license, GQG falls flat The S&P/ASX200 (ASX: XJO) finished just 2 points higher on Tuesday, barely continuing the run of positive days. The tech and consumer sectors were the only real positive contributors, the former gaining over 1%, with the utilities sector the biggest detractor falling by a similar amount. Shares in Crown Resorts (ASX: CWN) nearly topped…

Earnings resilience boosts ASX, Telstra’s big deal, ANZ takes on BNPL The S&P/ASX200 (ASX: XJO) gained another 0.3% with the mining and energy sector providing a significant boost to begin the week, up 1.1 and 2.6% respectively. Mineral Resources (ASX: MIN) was the standout gaining 9% after announcing their mothballed Wodgina lithium mine would be restarting in light of the boom in…

ASX finishes flat, but back to September high, RBA gets busy, Wesfarmer’s robust The S&P/ASX200 (ASX: XJO) finished flat on Friday with strength across most consumer facing sectors including discretionary (1.4%), staples (0.9) and property (0.7) offset by another sharp selloff in energy companies, which were down over 2% as reality kicked in about the oil ‘shortage’. The RBA had a…

ASX finishes flat, earnings season gathers steam, Magellan, AMP surprise The S&P/ASX200 (ASX: XJO) traded flat throughout the day, ultimately gaining just 1.7 points as strength in the real estate sector (up 1.6%) offset more weakness in energy and consumer staples, both of which were down over 1%. Whilst the US successfully navigates another earnings season the Australian market…

Rally continues, tech, financials deliver, Kogan Inventory cools, The S&P/ASX200 (ASX: XJO) continued Its strong recent run gaining another 0.5% on Wednesday behind the technology, financials and Industrial sectors which all finished around 1% higher. The growing momentum behind city and bordering reopening’s is clearly boosting confidence despite the threat of staff shortages and the ‘great resignation’ that lies ahead. Despite the…

Tech succumbs to mining, ASX weaker, Tabcorp, Cochlear updates The S&P/ASX200 (ASX: XJO) weakened throughout the day ultimately finishing 0.1% lower with a resurgent technology sector (up 1.6%) unable to overcome a continued sell off in the mining (-1.4%) and energy sector. Annual meeting season is upon us with investor poring through announcements for more guidance into an increasingly uncertain economy. A2 Milk (ASX: A2M) and Zip…