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Daily Australian and global market wrap covering equities, bonds, currencies, and the news driving investor sentiment.
Australian market turns red for 2023
The Australian stock market has given up all of the gains that it had made in 2023, with the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 losing 56.6 points, or 0.8 per cent, on...
All Ords (ASX:XAO) drops on Middle East escalation, energy outperforms, Liontown slumps
The local share market posted a negative end to the week, with both the S&P/ASX200 and All Ordinaries falling 1.2 per cent on Friday, dragging the...
Tech, real estate buoy ASX (ASX:XJO), Bapcor sinks on slowing sales, RBA meeting now ‘live’
The local share market snapped its losing streak, with both the All Ordinaries (ASX:XAO) and S&P/ASX200 (ASX:XJO) gaining 0.4 per cent on a settling of...
Markets hit by risk off sentiment, ASX200 (ASX:XJO) down 0.3 per cent, Israel-Hamas crisis pushes energy higher
Both the key Australian indices fell on Monday, with the S&P/ASX200 falling 0.3 per cent and the All Ordinaries 0.4 per cent with the technology sector the...
CSL continues to weigh on the Australian stock market
CSL continues to weigh on the Australian stock market The S&P/ASX 200 saw a minimal increase of just 2.6 basis points, closing at $7091. Out of...
Australian stock market rallies as markets price in future rate cuts.
The S&P/ASX 200 bounced back above the $7000 on Tuesday finishing 1 percent higher, boosted by a more cautious stance taken by US Federal Reserve...
Energy and gold lift following Middle East conflict
The S&P/ASX 200 finished up 0.2 percent on Monday, driven by energy and gold. This surge in energy and gold stocks was catalysed by a 4 percent...
Strong US jobs figure closes week
The Australian share market finished higher on Friday ahead of the United States jobs report, with the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index gaining 28.7 points, or...
Local market marks time ahead of US jobs figure
The Australian sharemarket rebounded from 11-month lows on Thursday, notching a small gain as markets braced for the official US jobs data on Friday night...
Banks lead Aussie market lower
The Australian sharemarket closed at its lowest point in 11 months on Wednesday, hampered by a weak lead-in from Wall Street, and its interest-rate worries....
Share market feels the rates heat
Share market feels the rates heat The Australia share market retreated to a six-month low on Tuesday, as global markets felt the pressure from surging bond...