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Daily Australian and global market wrap covering equities, bonds, currencies, and the news driving investor sentiment.
Market flat as commodities fall, Ramsay's massive payday, Santos announces buyback
It was a flat day for the local bourse, with the S&P/ASX200 managing to deliver a gain of just four points or 0.05 per cent as the dualling pull of falling...
Market rallies despite rate hike discussion, City Chic tanks, AMP nearing sale
The shortened week has begun positively with the S&P/ASX200 gaining 0.6 per cent despite lower-than-normal volumes. The release of the RBA’s policy...
Market falls as yield surge, oil price hit, gold miners shine
It was another weak day for the local market with every major sector falling on Tuesday and dragging the S&P/ASX200 down another 0.4 per cent. The primary...
Market reverses early gains, bond yield hits 3 per cent, GrainCorp jumps
It was another volatile day for the S&P/ASX200, with the market trading significantly higher before reversing gains to finish up just 0.1 per cent. The...
Market weakens as unwind looms, Platinum hits record low, GrainCorp surge continues
A strong rally to close out the week, with the S&P/ASX200 finishing 0.5 per cent higher, wasn’t enough to offset downward pressure during the week,...
Tech pushes market lower, Magellan jumps despite outflows, defensives the standout
The threat of quantitative tightening extended to Australia on Thursday, with the S&P/ASX200 being dragged down another 0.6 per cent almost solely due to...
RBA 'losing patience', market pulls back from all-time high, iron ore surge
Tuesday was a similarly strong day for the Australian market, with the S&P/ASX200 moving within 1 per cent of an all-time high; despite the incredibly...
Fund manager merger, commodity rally stokes market, China turning the corner
April has begun just as March finished, with the domestic market rallying on what was generally stock-specific news. The S&P/ASX200 gained 0.3 per cent...
ASX gains for third week, energy weakens, BHP, lithium stocks drive market
The Australian market continues to defy weakening market sentiment, falling less than 0.1 per cent on Friday with the S&P/ASX200 ultimately gaining 1.2 per...
ASX falls to finish the quarter, Tabcorp demerger steps up, surge in job vacancies
The Australian market managed to finish the quarter 0.7 per cent high in price terms, but down just over 1 per cent on an accumulation basis. This was despite...
ASX closes on breakeven, Telstra CEO steps down, lithium, technology surge
In what can only be described as a remarkable turnaround, the domestic sharemarket is closing in on breakeven for 2022, with the S&P/ASX200 gaining another...