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Record territory, traders await Trump’s decision: Aus shares close 0.12% higher

08 May 2018 - Market Wrap: ASX gains for second day, hitting 10-year highs but loses momentum with traders awaiting Trump's decision tomorrow. Retail sales disappoint in March. ASI…

10-year highs: Aus shares 0.4% higher at noon

08 May 2018 - Market at Midday: ASX200 back at 10-year highs. Retail trade remained steady in March in seasonally adjusted terms, disappointing economists who expected a rise of 0.…

Energy sector leads Wall Street: Aus shares to open higher

08 May 2018 - Australian shares are set to rise today following gains on Wall Street. The energy sector, bolstered by the surging oil price led the gains, with Apple lifting the te…

Oiling up on crude and reporting: Aus shares close 0.4% higher

07 May 2018 - Market Wrap: ASX starts the trading week up 0.4 per cent. All sectors boded well today with solid gains also made in the discretionary space with Kogan (ASX:KGN) up 5…

All sectors trading higher: Aus shares 0.5% up at noon

07 May 2018 - The Australian share market kicked off the trading week higher, with the ASX200 gaining for the past three weeks straight. The Commonwealth Bank (ASX:CBA) has announc…

Apple lifts Wall Street: Aus shares to open higher

07 May 2018 - Australian shares are set to rise today following a rally on Wall Street last Friday. Shares of Apple hit an all-time high to lead the tech sector higher. Yancoal (A…

Higher over week on earnings: Aus shares close 0.6% lower on Friday

04 May 2018 - Market Wrap: ASX200 gained 109 points or 1.8% over the week, it's our third week of straight gains. On Friday ASX200 lost 0.6%. A former CEO of CBA (ASX:CBA), David M…

Out of puff: Aus shares 0.4% lower at noon

04 May 2018 - Market at Midday: Utilities and financials lead the fall while miners also drag after iron ore price and its futures fall. NAB (ASX:NAB) down the most out of big four…

Narrow moves on Wall St: Little change in ASX

04 May 2018 - It appears there will be little change in the Australian share market when it opens this morning after narrow moves on Wall Street. The rally was hampered by falling …

Terrific Trading on Thursday: Aus shares close 0.79% higher

03 May 2018 - Market Wrap: ASX back in record territory after three weeks of gains. All sectors initially higher today, but property entered red territory in afternoon trade after …

Back in record territory Aus shares 0.83% higher at noon

03 May 2018 - Market at Midday: Back in bull record territory with all sectors making gains. Better than expected eco news. NAB (ASX:NAB) reported its net profit fell 5.7% in the M…

Late sell off on Wall St: Aus shares to open flat

03 May 2018 - US investors were reassessing the outlook for the potential for rate hikes leading to a late sell off on Wall Street. The Australian share market is set to open flat …

Bull action returns: Aus shares close 0.6% higher

02 May 2018 - Market Wrap: ASX gained 0.6 per cent, taking this week’s gains to about 1.6 per cent. Industrials saw the most green tracks after Qantas (ASX:QAN) shares soared on a …

ASX 1.5% up on week: Aus shares 0.5% higher at noon

02 May 2018 - Market at Midday: ASX200 gains over 1.5 per cent this week. Qantas (ASX:QAN) shares are soaring on a cloud up 5.8 per cent after it reported its revenue lifted 7.5 pe…

Wall Street mixed: Aus shares set for small gains

02 May 2018 - Australian shares are poised for small gains at the open today following a mixed session on Wall Street. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq ended the day slightly higher whil…

One per cent up in two-days: Aus shares close 0.54% up on Tues

01 May 2018 - Market Wrap: ASX200 up over 1 per cent on Monday & Tuesday. RBA held rates at 1.5% as the central bank says rising rates would likely slow economic activity and infla…

Back above 6,000: Aus shares 0.54% higher at noon

01 May 2018 - ASX200 is back above the key 6,000 mark with financials leading the charge. ANZ (ASX:ANZ) the first out of the big four to report and its results, they were in line w…

Wall Street slips in late trade: Aus shares to dip

01 May 2018 - Australian shares are set to dip today as Wall Street slipped in late trade. Health and industrial sectors weighed down the US markets. Copper producer Mod Resources…

Extending two weeks of gains: Aus shares close 0.5% higher

30 Apr 2018 - Market Wrap: ASX extends two week of gains and rises 0.5 per cent. The best performing sector was REITs or property, adding 1.8 per cent, the worst performing sector …

Good start to week: Aus shares 0.5% higher at noon

30 Apr 2018 - Market at Midday: Stockland Group (ASX:SGP) shares clocked up by 2.6 per cent after it advised it's on track to achieve its guidance with funds from operations to gro…

Wall Street wanes: Aus shares to open flat

30 Apr 2018 - Australian shares are set to open flat today following a lacklustre session in the US on Friday. After reporting strong results, tech giants including Microsoft, Inte…

Mustering up strength: Aus shares close 0.73% higher

27 Apr 2018 - Market Wrap: The ASX gained 0.73 per cent today, taking us back to where the ASX200 was on 6 November 2017. Producer Prices rose 0.5 per cent in the March quarter, be…

Another health injection: Aus shares 0.3% higher at noon

27 Apr 2018 - Market at Midday: ASX makes gains on health while financials weigh again. Producer Prices rose 0.5 per cent in the March quarter, beating expectations of a 0.4 per ce…

Tech stocks rally: Aus shares to open higher

27 Apr 2018 - Tech stocks rallied strongly on Wall Street and all three benchmarks closed up. Due to this we can see Australian shares opening higher this morning. Facebook led the…

Banks and miners drag: Aus shares close 0.18% lower

26 Apr 2018 - Market Wrap: The ASX closed lower for the first day this week with banks dragging us lower, while a weaker Australian dollar pulled down the miners. Despite that, the…

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