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Tech stocks to market's taste, instead of pizza
The Australian share market struggled to a small gain on Tuesday, reflecting an upbeat session overnight on Wall Street. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed...
Down the Snake, Three Days Straight
The Australian sharemarket slid for a third straight day on Thursday after the Bank of Canada followed the Reserve Bank of Australia by lifting interest rates...
Weak data weighs on market
The local share market has finished slightly lower as investors mulled weak economic data and the implications of higher rates for longer, following a...
Market peeved by rate hike
The Australian sharemarket fell after the Reserve Bank surprised markets with another interest rate hike, lifting the cash rate to 4.1 per cent. The...
Marker (ASX:XJO) gains on debt ceiling, commodity prices, Adairs lower guidance
The local market delivered a strong end to the week with the S&P/ASX200 (ASX:XJO) gaining 0.5 and the All Ordinaries (ASX:XAO) 0.6 per cent on the back of...
ASX (ASX:XJO) gains 0.3 per cent on debt ceiling vote, lithium, energy hit as healthcare rallies
It was a reasonably slow down for market-moving news on the sharemarket, with both the All Ordinaries (ASX:XAO) and S&P/ASX200 finishing 0.2 per cent...
ASX sinks on inflation, energy prices, Whitehaven tanks, China hits materials
The local sharemarket was dragged lower by the energy sector, which fell 2.5 per cent, sending the All Ordinaries (ASX:XAO) down 1.5 and the S&P/ASX200...
Market (ASX:XJO) lower on property, energy, Paladin dumped on nationalisation
The local sharemarket paused for breath on Tuesday, with both the All Ordinaries (ASX:XAO) and S&P/ASX200 (ASX:XJO) falling 0.1 per cent. The property...
Market (ASX:XJO) gains 0.9 per cent, ALS drops despite profit jump, IDP stock dives
Both the All Ordinaries (ASX:XAO) and S&P/ASX200 (ASX:XJO) finished stronger on Monday, up 0.8 and 0.9 per cent, buoyed by an impending approval of an...
Local market on debt ceiling hold
Like all markets, the Australian stock exchange is refusing to make any substantial move until clarity comes from the negotiations in Washington over the...
US debt negotiations transfix market
The Australian share market gave up a small amount of ground on Monday, amid ongoing negotiations on raising the US debt ceiling and avoiding a potentially...