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New 10-year high: Aus shares 0.5% higher at noon

06 Jul 2018 - Market at Midday report. New 10-yr high despite metal price weakness. St Barbara (ASX:SBM) up about 6% on record production. Macquarie Group (ASX:MGQ) reduces stake i…

Chinese tariffs due: Aus shares to see a lift

06 Jul 2018 - The Australian share market is expected to lift at the open as shares on Wall Street rallied strongly as investors returned from their Independence Day break. Tech di…

Back at 10-yr highs: Aus shares close 0.53% higher

05 Jul 2018 - Market Wrap. Back at new 10-yr highs despite trade war woes. Bingo Industries (ASX:BIN) up 0.7% on final approval to increase limits at Minto. Woolworths Group (ASX:W…

Shaking off trade war fears: Aus shares 0.5% higher at noon

05 Jul 2018 - Market at Midday. Cleanaway Waste Management (ASX:CWY) trades near all time highs. Bellamy’s Australia (ASX:BAL) gets buy-in. Woolworths (ASX:WOW) to receive $80m per…

Wall St closed: Aus shares set to open higher

05 Jul 2018 - It was a quiet session overnight with a public holiday for the US. Australian shares are set to move higher this morning. The euro erased losses and closed mixed on t…

World awaits China trade tariffs: Aus shares close 0.43% lower

04 Jul 2018 - Market Wrap. ASX slides as world awaits $34 billion tariffs on Chinese goods coming into effect on Friday. Platinum (ASX:PTM) led financials lower today, it lost 8.9%…

Trade surplus disappoints: Aus shares 0.4% lower at noon

04 Jul 2018 - Market at Midday. Most sectors trade lower on Wall Street ending its Tuesday session in the red and a disappointing Australian trade surplus figure. Watch for details…

Tech stocks drag down Wall Street: Aus shares to open lower

04 Jul 2018 - Australian shares are set to open lower this morning after tech stocks dragged on Wall Steet yesterday. The three major US benchmarks closed lower, paring earlier gai…

Mustering up on Tuesday: Aus shares close 0.5% higher

03 Jul 2018 - Market Wrap. Telcos lead as Telstra (ASX:TLS) rises 2%. Miners slide as iron ore dips, Rio (ASX:RIO) down 3%. Orocobre (ASX:ORE) slips on profit taking after record r…

FY19 gains momentum: Aus shares 0.4% higher at noon

03 Jul 2018 - Market at Midday. ASX claws back yesterday's losses, now in the black for FY19. All sectors up, ex miners as iron ore price dips. Building permits fall, surprising ec…

Wall Street pares losses, RBA meeting ahead: Aus shares to open higher

03 Jul 2018 - Australian shares are set to open higher this morning despite a mixed session on Wall Street yesterday. Medical imaging company Integral Diagnostics (ASX:IDX) has ann…

Soft start to FY19 Aus shares close 0.3% lower

2 Jul 2018 - Market Wrap. Started FY19 down 0.3%, but ASX200 ended FY18 up 8.3%. Better than expected manufacturing activity for EOFY. Sigma Healthcare (ASX:SIG) dragged 40% lower.…

Sigma shares plunge: Aus shares 0.35 per cent higher at noon

02 Jul 2018 - The Australian share market opened higher to start the September quarter and is now tracking at 0.35 per cent higher noon. Sigma Healthcare (ASX:SIG) shares fell almo…

Wall St benchmarks rally: Aus shares set to open higher

02 Jul 2018 - As we look to start the September quarter, Australian shares are poised to open on a positive note. Wall Street rallied as all three benchmarks ended higher - the Dow…

ASX200 up 8.27% on FY18: Aus shares close 0.33% lower on Friday

29 Jun 2018 - Market Wrap. ASX 0.3% down on Friday, but up 8.27% for FY18. For End of Financial Year, Pilbara Minerals (ASX:PLS) gained 130%, Whitehaven Coal (ASX:WHC) rose 98%. BH…

EOFY selling, but Afterpay rallies: Aus shares 0.1% lower at noon

29 Jun 2018 - Market at Midday Report. ASX falls on Friday on profit taking and tax loss selling with EOFY. Afterpay Touch (ASX:APT) up over 8.4% after Goldman Sachs upgrades it to…

End of fiscal year: Aus shares to open higher

29 Jun 2018 - It’s the final trading day of the June quarter and fiscal year today - and this morning we are set to see the Australian share market open higher. On Wall Street US s…

Brand new 10-year high: Aus shares close 0.3% higher

28 Jun 2018 - Market Wrap. ASX hits fresh 10-year high. UBS overweight to miners as they outperform. Beach Energy (ASX:BPT) up 5.3%, UBS ‘favourite’ Whitehaven Coal (ASX:WHC) up 1.…

Snaps four-day losing streak: Aus shares 0.2% higher at noon

28 Jun 2018 - Market at Midday. ASX snaps 4-day losing streak on oil rallying to fresh 4-year highs. UBS names Whitehaven Coal (ASX:WHC) a ‘favourite’ that's rolling in cash after …

Tech falls on Wall St: ASX poised to open lower

28 Jun 2018 - Australian shares are set to open lower this morning as Wall Street saw losses right up until the close. Technology stocks dropped with Intel, Microsoft, IBM, Faceboo…

Turbulent day on the market: Aus shares close flat

27 Jun 2018 - The Australian sharemarket has closed flat today despite being very up and down throughout the day. The S&P/ASX 200 index closed 1.7 points lower - its fourth loss in…

Great gains for energy: ASX shares 0.1% lower at noon

27 Jun 2018 - The Australian share market opened lower despite positive leads from Wall Street and is now tracking 0.1 per cent lower at noon. The energy sector is leading the way …

Wall Street posts modest gains: Aus shares to open lower

27 Jun 2018 - Australian shares are set to open lower today, despite a surge in the price of oil and iron ore which lifted Wall Street yesterday. McMillan Shakespeare Group (ASX:M…

Slipping on trade war fears: Aus shares close 0.2% lower

26 Jun 2018 - Market Wrap. ASX200 slips for the third straight day but holds onto 10-year highs. API (ASX:API) gained 8.3% just a day after announcing a deal to enter the skin trea…

ASX slips on trade war fears: Aus shares 0.5% lower at noon

26 Jun 2018 - Market at Midday. APN Outdoor (ASX:APO) trades 0.5% higher on being taken over for $1.1b and declaring special div. Syrah Resources (ASX:SYR) trades higher, outperfor…

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