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Metals and miners drop: ASX set to open lower

12 Jul 2018 - Australian shares are set to open lower this morning after a global sell off saw metals and miners drop yesterday. Oil was hit hard too. High-level trade talks betwee…

US threatens more tariffs: Aus shares close 0.7% lower

11 Jul 2018 - The ASX has recorded its worst performance in a month, this comes under threats from the US to impose more tariffs on Chinese goods – that could be up to $200 million…

Tariff tensions escalate: Aus shares 0.6% lower at noon

11 Jul 2018 - The local bourse has fallen 0.6 per cent to a 3 day low as investors again focus on the threat of a trade war. Greenland Minerals (ASX:GGG) shareholder Shenghe Resou…

Dow Jones posts 4 day winning streak: Aus shares to open higher

11 Jul 2018 - Australian shares are set to open higher this morning bolstered by a strong session in the US overnight. The Dow Jones has posted a four day winning streak as the lat…

Banks take on losses: Aus shares close 0.44% lower

10 Jul 2018 - The Australian share market has seen a fall today mainly due to losses on big financial stocks. Comm Bank (ASX:CBA) shares ANZ (ASX:ANZ), Westpac (ASX:WBC) and NAB cl…

ASX hits new 10 year high then drops amid declines in bank stocks: Aus shares 0.2% lower at noon

10 Jul 2018 - After rising 0.3 per cent to a decade high of 6306 in early trade the local bourse has dropped amid sharp declines in banking stocks. The ASX is now tracking 0.2 per …

Wall Street rallies: Aus shares to open higher

10 Jul 2018 - US stocks had a solid session on Monday as bank shares rose, while concerns over a trade war between the US and China were shrugged off for the moment. Back home our …

Steady rise for ASX: Aus shares close 0.2 per cent higher

09 Jul 2018 - The Australian share market managed to stay modestly higher today after opening on a high this morning. Pilbara Minerals (ASX:PLS) saw a rise – of 5.9 per cent. Vocu…

BHP Billiton leads the index: Aus shares 0.24% higher at noon

09 Jul 2018 - The Australian share market opened higher following positive leads from Wall Street and is now tracking 0.24 per cent higher at noon. The materials sector is leading …

Wall Street rises on back of jobs report: Aus shares to open higher

09 Jul 2018 - The Australian share market is expected to open higher today after US stocks rose on Friday, on the back of stronger than expected employment data. NEXTDC (ASX:NXT) h…

China implements new Tarrifs: Aus shares close 0.91% higher

06 Jul 2018 - Market Wrap. Brand new 10 year high. China implements tariffs, as US$34b of China good tariffs start at Midnight (Washington time). Telcos rally for 5th day. CBA (ASX…

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…

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