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Daily Australian and global market wrap covering equities, bonds, currencies, and the news driving investor sentiment.
Market steadies as tech surges, Harvey Norman, Kogan report
The Australian sharemarket followed a strong global lead, finishing 0.1 per cent higher taking the weekly loss to just 4.3 per cent despite the war in...
Market falls as Russia enters arm conflict with Ukraine, Cimic surges, Appen tanks
Global sharemarkets were shaken by the inevitable news that Russia had finally attacked various targets in Ukraine, all but declaring war on the nation. Whilst...
Strong reports overcome Russia concerns, IT, comms send market higher, Woolies cuts dividend
The Australian market overcame increasingly weak global sentiment to post a gain of 0.6 per cent on Wednesday. Whilst the events in Ukraine and associated...
ASX falls as Russia enters Ukraine, Cochlear, Hub 24 jump on upgrades
The unexpected run of earnings and profit surprises in 2021 wasn’t enough to offset geopolitical concerns from Russia, sending the S&P/ASX200 down...
US-Russia talks soothe market, Cannon-Brookes in AGL bid, Tyro tanks
The Australian sharemarket looked to be succumbing to overseas weakness on Monday, falling as far as 0.7 per cent before rebounding in the afternoon, to gain...
Three-week high for Aussie market, enjoy it while you can
Surges from CSL and BHP powered the Australian sharemarket to a three-week high on Thursday – but the market is likely to struggle today following...
Earnings help push local market higher
Healthy earnings results from the likes of CSL, Treasury Wine Estates and Pro Medicus helped to push the Australian sharemarket higher on Wednesday,...
Aussie market pushes higher, against trend
The Australian sharemarket pushed higher on Monday, led by the resources stocks, as petroleum producers gained on fears of an imminent Russian invasion of...
Market takes backward step, Magellan's struggles continue
A promising February on the Australian ran into a roadblock on Friday, with the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index surrendering 71.2 points on the day, or 1.0...
Market rides NAB profit, keeps February rise going
After a bruising 6.4% loss in January, the Australian share market is trying to pick up the pieces, with Thursday being its sixth positive session in eight...
ASX rally continues, CBA boosts dividend, Mineral Resources falls
The S&P/ASX200 continued a recent strong run gaining another 1.1% on Wednesday with Commonwealth Bank (ASX: CBA) a key contributor. The financial and...