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Coronavirus stimulus package includes $750 cash payments: ASX closed 7.4% lower

12 Mar 2020 - The ASX closed 7.4% lower - its lowest level since November 2016. Travel companies saw huge losses with Webjet (ASX:WEB) and Flight Centre Travel Group (ASX:FLT) shar…

Trump addresses the US on coronavirus and triggers ASX sell-off: ASX tracking 2.5% lower at noon

12 Mar 2020 - The ASX dropped at the open and is now tracking 2.5% lower at noon. US President Donald Trump has just addressed the nation, putting restrictions on all travel to the…

Multi-billion dollar coronavirus stimulus package expected: ASX set to open lower

12 Mar 2020 - Following a steep decline from US markets, the ASX looks set to open lower. The WHO has declared the coronavirus a pandemic. The Federal Government are expected to an…

All the sectors in the red: ASX closes 3.6% lower

11 Mar 2020 - The ASX fell after early morning trade and continued a downward spiral to close 3.6% lower. Shipping company Austal (ASX:ASB) did well today as did the Steadfast Grou…

Consumer sentiment falls 3.8% in March: ASX tracking 1.3% lower at noon

11 Mar 2020 - The ASX shot up at the open and then fell in mid morning trade and failed to gain momentum and is now tracking 1.3% lower at noon. Shares in ship building company Aus…

US markets swing wildly, Dow soars: ASX poised to open higher

11 Mar 2020 - Following positive leads from US markets, the ASX looks set to open higher this morning. The Dow halved the losses it suffered on Monday. The promise of a fiscal stim…

ASX rallies: Aus shares close 3.1 per cent higher

10 Mar 2020 - The Australian share market closed 3.1 per cent higher at the end of today’s session. Investors were buying up Energy stocks today with Viva Energy Group (ASX:VEA) le…

Mesoblast (ASX:MSB) to evaluate stem cell therapy for COVID-19: Aus drop 0.4% at noon

10 Mar 2020 - The Australian share market opened lower again this morning dropping 0.4 per cent by noon. Overnight, the Dow entered into an emergency 15 minute trading halt to prev…

Global market sell-off deepens: ASX set to plummet

10 Mar 2020 - It looks like the ASX will extend losses this morning as the global economy remains uncertain about the spread of the coronavirus. The market is set to open lower. Th…

Market's worst session since GFC: Aus shares close 7.3% lower

09 Mar 2020 - The Australian share market haemorrhaged value today in what was its worse session since the global financial crisis. At the closing bell, the S&P/ASX 200 index close…

Energy sector plummets 18.4% on oil price war: Aus shares drop 5.5% at noon

09 Mar 2020 - The coronavirus panic which plagued the international markets in late trade last week has now thrust the Australian market below the 6000-point mark. The S&P/ASX 200 …

Air New Zealand lowers guidance on coronavirus impact: ASX poised to open lower

09 Mar 2020 - All major US stock indexes slipped late last week as new coronavirus deaths in the US intensified fears of the outbreak dragging on economic activity. An economic sti…

Big four banks continue to fall: Aus shares close 2.8% lower

06 Mar 2020 - The Australian share market continued to plummet in the back half of the trading session and closed 2.8 per cent lower.

Retail turnover falls 0.3 per cent: Aus shares 1.6% lower at noon

06 Mar 2020 - The Australian share market continued to drop at the open, extending this week’s losses. The ASX200 index tumbled 1.6 per cent following negative leads from internati…

Global stocks plunge on virus fears: ASX poised to open lower

06 March 2020 - Following negative leads from US markets, the ASX looks set to open lower this morning. Stocks plunged in the US erasing most of the gains from earlier in the week.…

All sectors close in the black: ASX closes 1.1% higher

05 Mar 2020 - It has been a welcome positive day of trade for the ASX which opened higher, and closed 1.1% higher. Jumbo Interactive (ASX:JIN) saw their shares fall as did Corporat…

TPG (ASX:TPM) shares soar on ACCC merger decision: ASX tracking 1.8% higher at noon

05 Mar 2020 - The ASX shot up at the open and is now tracking 1.8% higher at noon. Shares in TPG Telecom (ASX:TPM) rose after the ACCC said they would not appeal the merger with Vo…

IMF launch $50b aid program for coronavirus: ASX set to open higher

05 Mar 2020 - Following a strong rally over night on the US markets, he ASX looks set to open higher this morning. Following rate cuts from the RBA and the Federal Reserve, the Ban…

Bank and travel stocks lead losses: Aus shares close 1.7% lower

04 Mar 2020 - The Australian share market opened with more losses this morning and continued to fall in the back half of the trading session closing 1.7 per cent lower. Economy gre…

Phoslock Environmental Technologies (ASX:PET) MD to retire: Aus shares 1.2% lower at noon

04 Mar 2020 - The Australian share market opened with more losses this morning and is now tracking 1.2 per cent lower at noon.

Emergency rate cut from the Fed: ASX set to open lower

04 Mar 2020 - Following negative leads from US markets, the ASX looks set to open lower this morning. In the US the Federal Reserve, in a surprise move, cut its benchmark interest …

RBA cuts rates to 0.5%: ASX closes 0.7% higher

03 Mar 2020 - The ASX rose at the open and the local bourse managed to close 0.7% higher. The Reserve Bank of Australia delivered a 25-basis-point cut, taking the cash rate to the …

Current account surplus recorded: ASX tracking 1.9% higher at noon

03 Mar 2020 - The ASX rose at the open and is now tracking 1.9% higher at noon. Shares in Clinuvel (ASX:CUV) rose today after reporting yesterday that their supply of Scenesse – it…

Dow surges on coronavirus confidence: ASX set to open higher

03 Mar 2020 - The ASX looks set to open higher this morning after a volatile day on Wall Street ending with a rise in the Dow. Utilities, tech, consumer staples and real estate all…

Sharemarket rallies on record housing data: Aus shares close 0.8% lower

02 Mar 2020 - The Australian share market made gains in the back half of the trading session off the back of positive housing data and projections that a cash rate cut may be aroun…

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