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Asian markets rise on proposed tax reform: ASX closes flat

22 Oct 2018 - The ASX ended the day flat today. At the weekend China's government published a draft of new tax cuts hoping to help overhaul income tax and to spur growth. Asian mar…

Shopping Centres Aus. eyes all-time high: Aus shares 0.8% lower at noon

22 Oct 2018 - Market at Midday. Shopping Centres Aus (ASX:SCP) eyes another all-time high. G8 Education (ASX:GEM) falls after 2-week run. Event Hospitality and Entertainment (ASX:…

Wall Street posts mixed finish: Aus shares to open in negative territory

22 Oct 2018 - Aus shares to kick off the week in negative territory following mixed leads from Wall Street. Procter and Gamble shares popped 8.8% following strong results. S&P 500 …

Banks pushed today's rally: ASX closed 0.1% lower

19 Oct 2018 - The ASX has seen an impressive rally throughout the day as it rose on the major banks but still closed lower. Westpac (ASX:WBC) and Comm Bank (ASX:CBA) closed the wee…

Early sell-off abates: ASX 0.3% lower at noon

19 Oct 2018 - The ASX opened lower this morning then saw an early sell off. Bellamys (ASX:BAL) Seven Group Holdings (ASX:SVW) and Afterpay (ASX:APT) have all seen declines. BHP (AS…

Tech stocks lead sell-off: ASX set to open lower

19 Oct 2018 - Australian shares are set to drop at the open, after a sell-off on Wall St. High-flying tech shares led the sell off with the Nasdaq shedding around 2%. The Shanghai …

Third day of gains: Aus shares close 0.1% higher

18 Oct 2018 - Market Wrap. ASX inks 3rd day of gains, recouping earlier losses as Energy claws back & Telcos increase gains. Afterpay musters up 14%. Unemployment beat expectations…

Insurance & credit move Thursday: Aus shares 0.3% lower at noon

18 Oct 2018 - Market at Midday. Energy sector down 1% on oil down 3%, Materials follow despite iron ore rally & AUD/USD steady at US 71cents. The Reject Shop (ASX:TRS) downgraded b…

Wall Street ends in the red: Aus shares to open lower

18 Oct 2018 - Wall St ends in the red. Aus shares to open lower. ABS September jobs report due today. Oil & gold both lower. Yancoal (ASX:YAL) has paid down another $100 million in…

Cannabis high: Aus shares close 1.2% higher

17 Oct 2018 - Market Wrap. Recreational cannabis legalised Healthcare up 2.5%, Property and Tech sectors up 2%. CSL (ASX:CSL) says no to share split to create affordability. Estia …

Banks on the rise: The ASX is 1.1% higher at noon

17 Oct 2018 - The ASX is still trading higher this morning, as major banks saw rises - Commonwealth Bank (ASX:CBA) was leading the way. Australian pot stocks are soaring as Canada …

US stocks rally: ASX set to open higher

17 Oct 2018 - The climb continues as Australian shares are set to see a rise this morning after a rally in Europe and Wall Street overnight. Technology stocks extended. Stocks in H…

Clawing back ground: Aus shares close 0.6% higher

16 Oct 2018 - Market wrap. ASX200 rises 0.6% Aristocrat Leisure (ASX:ALL) up 4%, Saracen Minerals (ASX:SAR) 5%. National Australia Bank (ASX:NAB) $314m dent in its profit but Citi …

Clawing back: Aus shares 0.5% higher at noon

16 Oct 2018 - Market at Midday. Clawing back from yesterday's 1% slide with miners leading rally after lead & gold muster up. cannabis stocks rally, AusCann (ASX:AC8) 3% higher ahe…

Trump threatens more China tariffs: The ASX set to open flat

16 Oct 2018 - The ASX looks set to open flat this morning after a disappointing performance yesterday. In the US tech stocks dropped with the NASDAQ seeing heavy losses. Netflix, A…

Asia follows with declines: ASX closes 0.99% lower

15 Oct 2018 - Today we saw the ASX end the session almost 1% lower due to a dip before the close. A weaker housing market sees real estate advertising companies down. Asia saw decl…

Sell-off continues: Aus shares 1.6% lower at noon

15 Oct 2018 - Market at Midday. ASX slides 1.6% hitting new 6-month low with all sectors in red. Alumima (ASX:AWC) down 2.5% despite aluminum price bounce. Centuria Industrial REIT…

Wall Street ends week on high: Aus shares to defy leads and open lower

15 Oct 2018 - Despite positive leads from US markets, the Australian share market looks set to open lower. Michael Hill (ASX:MHJ) has provided a trading update for the quarter to S…

Week ends on a mildly positive note: ASX closes 0.2% higher

12 Oct 2018 - The ASX ended the week slightly higher after heavy losses yesterday. Resolute mining (ASX:RSG) and Afterpay Touch (ASX:APT) are on the up. Media companies struggled t…

Bouncing back from 6-month low: Aus shares 0.2% lower at noon

12 Oct 2018 - Market at Midday. ASX clawing back from new 6-month low. Fortescue (ASX:FMG) upgraded & rallies 4.7% 'what's not to like about $500m buy-back & best YTD iron ore pric…

Turbulent trading in the US: ASX poised to open lower

12 Oct 2018 - The ASX is poised to open lower this morning after a volatile day on Wall Street. The S&P 500 is at a three-month low after a six-day slide. Earlier, Asian and Europe…

Global sell-off sees shares slump: ASX to close 2.7% lower

11 Oct 2018 - Aussie stocks were sold off following Wall Street seeing its worst drop in eight months and the Nasdaq losing 4 per cent. All three majors in the US fell more than 3 …

Down on Chinese selling US stocks to 8-mth low: Aus shares 1.9% down at noon

11 Oct 2018 - ASX down 1.9% mid-session on US equity market sell-off. Gold stocks rally, St Barbara up 4%. Harvey Norman Holdings goes ex-div. Netwealth funds hit $19.3b. MMJ's par…

US stocks take a tumble: ASX set to drop at the open

11 Oct 2018 - Australian shares are set to drop at the open – we are seeing renewed concerns about the US and China trade war. On Wall Street all three major benchmarks plunged. Ri…

Back in the black: Aus shares close 0.14% higher

10 Oct 2018 - Market Wrap. Centuria Capital (ASX:CNI) upgrades distribution and earnings guidance on back of four property acquisitions. CBA (ASX:CBA) served class action for CFS I…

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