Investment
Daily Australian and global market wrap covering equities, bonds, currencies, and the news driving investor sentiment.
Uranium gives the local market a glow
Uranium and gold miners led the way on Monday on the Australian sharemarket, but slumping lithium producers tempered that enthusiasm, as did the big bulk...
It’s been a remarkable year for the Australian share market, approaching all-time highs
The S&P/ASX 200 dropped 0.4 per cent, stepping back from its 10-month high recorded the day before! Most sectors, including technology and real estate,...
The Santa Rally continues, as the Australian market continues its ascent
The S&P/ASX 200, surged by 0.7 per cent with 10 of its 11 sectors showing gains, the index stands merely 1.3 per cent below its peak in August 2021....
The Australian market pushes forward, with broad-based gains
The S&P/ASX 200 rose by 0.8 per cent, showing widespread growth across all 11 sectors as hopes for 2024 rate cuts emerged. The index is now just 1.9 per...
Real Estate drags the Australian market lower, and merger/acquisition activity heats up
The S&P/ASX 200 dipped down 0.2 per cent, as eight out of the 11 sectors ended in negative territory. The real estate sector, sensitive to interest rates,...
Sigma goes skyward
Australia’s sharemarket pushed higher on Wednesday, as the big miners tracked iron ore prices higher. At the close the S&P/ASX 200 was up 23.8 points, or...
Takeover talk fails to inspire Australian market
The Australian market retreated on Thursday, but in a barely noticeable manner; the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 slipped 5.1 points to 7,173, while the broader...
Economic data sparks Australian market
The Australian sharemarket had its biggest one-day rally in more than a year on Wednesday as traders raised their bets on the Reserve Bank cutting interest...
Rate hold sees local stocks retreat
Australian shares slipped back on Tuesday, led by a sell-off in commodity stocks, on a day when – as widely predicted – the Reserve Bank left the cash rate...
Bond yields lead ASX (ASX:XAO) to weekly gain, Aus Super dives into Pilbara, Premier upgrades
A rough finish to the week wasn’t enough to reverse a strong finish to November, with both the All Ordinaries and S&P/ASX200 (ASX:XJO) falling 0.2 per...
ASX lifts & headline inflation falls
The S&P/ASX 200 concluded the day up 0.3 per cent, led by interest rate-sensitive real estate, technology, and consumer discretionary sectors, all closing...