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Vale news pushes miners up, RBA cash rate to hold at 1.5% for 30th time: Aus shares 0.8% higher at noon

07 May 2019 - Miners lead after Brazilian miner Vale had a court halt its Brucutu iron ore mining complex. Aus' retail sales rise 0.3%, beating expectations, Australia's trade surp…

Wall Street rebounds from steep early losses: Aus shares to open higher, RBA decision ahead

07 May 2019 - The local sharemarket looks set to open higher this morning after stocks on Wall Street made a dramatic comeback on Monday. Long Term Asset Partners has abandoned its…

Wall Street futures plunge: ASX closes 0.8% lower

06 May 2019 - It has been a negative day of trade for the ASX. After opening in the red the local bourse managed to lose momentum to close at 0.8%. Trump says China trade talks are…

Westpac profit slumps: ASX tracking 1.1% lower at noon

06 May 2019 - The ASX fell at the open and is now tracking 1.1% lower at noon. Trump has increased pressure on China to reach a trade deal by announcing he'll hike tariffs. Wall St…

Wall Street powers to the finish: Australian shares to open higher

06 May 2019 - The local sharemarket looks set to open higher this morning after stocks on Wall Street posted a solid session on Friday. Ausdrill (ASX:ASL) has announced that rating…

Webster buys cropping rights for $10m: Aus shares 0.8% lower over week

03 May 2019 - A flat day of trade for the ASX200 closing 0.04 per cent lower. Over the week the market lost 0.8 per cent with the Energy, Utilities and IT sectors proving to be the…

Afterpay secures US$300m facility: Aus shares 0.04% lower at noon

03 May 2019 - The ASX200 opened higher defying negative leads from the US and is trading 0.04 per cent lower at noon. Afterpay Touch Group (ASX:APT) has inked a US$300 million rec…

US crude sinks: ASX poised to open higher

03 May 2019 - The ASX is set to open higher this morning. US stocks fell for a second day as investors took note of the Fed Reserve’s decision to leave rates unchanged. The US doll…

Financial's Pendal, IOOF and AMP weigh on results: Aus shares close 0.6% lower

02 May 2019 - Aus shares wiped out most of yesterday's gains after Pendal (ASX:PDL) announced a 37% profit slump, IOOF (ASX:IFL) saw outflows of $129m and AMP's (ASX:AMP) outflows …

Big four banks down: ASX 0.6% lower at noon

02 May 2019 - The ASX opened lower following mixed leads from Wall St and is now tracking 0.6% lower at noon. Woolworths (ASX:WOW) shares saw a rise throughout the morning as they …

Fed Reserve leaves interest rate unchanged: ASX poised to open lower

02 May 2019 - Following weak leads from the US, the ASX looks set to open lower this morning. US stocks fell after the Federal Reserve decision to leave rates unchanged. And Bellam…

Bravura Solutions jumps 8%: ASX closes 0.8% higher

01 May 2019 - It has been a positive day of trade for the ASX. After opening in the black the local bourse managed to maintain momentum and closed 0.8% higher. Bravura (ASX:BVS) di…

ANZ profit slips 5%: ASX tracking 0.7% higher at noon

01 May 2019 - The ASX opened higher following mixed leads from Wall Street and is now tracking 0.7% higher at noon. Shares in Bega Cheese (ASX:BGA) have seen a boost after Kraft's …

Alphabet shares tumble: ASX set to open higher

01 May 2019 - The ASX is set to open higher. The NASDAQ fell as shares were dragged down by Google's Alphabet Inc. This was mostly a result of their quarterly results showing grow…

ASX slips on profit taking and private sector credit miss: Aus shares close 0.5% lower

30 Apr 2019 - The Australian share market ends with half of the sectors in the black, clawing back from earlier selling across most of the board. Private credit grew 3.9% over year…

Borrowing misses expectations: Aus shares 0.6% lower at noon, but 1% off 11.5-year highs

30 Apr 2019 - Australian share market lower for second day on profit taking and economic data missing expectations, depsite Wall Street at all-time highs. Super Retail Group (ASX:S…

S&P 500 reaches all-time high: Aus shares set to defy leads and open flat

30 Apr 2019 - The local sharemarket is expected to open flat this morning despite the S&P 500 reaching an all-time high yesterday. Seven Group Holdings (ASX:SVW) has flagged a str…

$191m write down for Orica: Aus shares close 0.4% lower

29 Apr 2019 - The positive sentiment we saw at the open was short lived. Uncertainty plagued the market today as investors turned bearish leading to a sell off. The ASX200 finished…

Record quarter for Frontier Digital Ventures: Aus shares 0.4% lower at noon

29 Apr 2019 - The ASX200 opened slightly higher following positive US leads. It has lost ground over the first two hours of trade and is trading 0.4 per cent lower at noon. The RE…

Will Fed Reserve cut rates?: ASX set to open lower

29 Apr 2019 - The ASX looks set to open slightly lower this morning as investors wait on key local and global economic data due out this week. Fed officials will conclude a meeting…

Abacus plans to divest $31m in assets: ASX up 2% over week

26 Apr 2019 - The ASX200 has been clawing back ground this afternoon to close flat. Over the week the market gained 2% with all of the sectors except Materials and Communications c…

WAM Leaders appoint Ross Finley as director: ASX200 0.1 per cent lower at noon

26 Apr 2019 - The ASX200 opened slightly higher this morning following mixed leads from Wall Street and is trading 0.1 per cent lower at noon. Utilities and Real Estate are leading…

Federal Court approves MYOB scheme: Aus shares to open slightly lower

26 Apr 2019 - The ASX200 is set to open slightly lower following mixed leads from Wall Street. Oil has fallen as Russian crude exports to Europe have halted and the US signals a ti…

Australian share market closes at new 11-year high: ASX200 gains 1% Wednesday

24 Apr 2019 - ASX closes in new 11.5-year high territory after Wall Street returns to record highs on earnings results. ASX200 built momentum throughout day despite CPI missing exp…

Inflationary rate misses expectations: ASX tracking 1% higher at noon

24 Apr 2019 - The ASX touched 10-year high territory today within the first 30 minutes of trade and now tracking 1 per cent higher at noon. Most of the sectors are seeing a rally t…

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