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Fed rate chat fuels Wall St, iron ore falls: Aus shares flat at noon

12 Oct 2017 - Market at Midday in 3 mins: Wall Street rallies but iron ore falls which leaves Aus shares flat at noon. Bank of Queensland (ASX:BOQ) announces 5 per cent increase in…

US dollar falls after Fed’s minutes: Aus shares to open higher

12 Oct 2017 - Market Outlook in 3 mins: US dollar falls to 2-week low after the Fed’s minutes raise uncertainty on inflation outlook. ASX expected to open higher despite futures in…

Strong Wednesday: Aus shares close 34 points higher

11 Oct 2017 - Market wrap: A positive day of trade, with the local bourse closing 34 points higher to 5772. Consumer Discretionary and Staples have performed well, with Blackmores …

Magnificent march ahead: Aus shares 0.65% higher at noon

11 Oct 2017 - Market at Midday: All sectors higher. Westpac (ASX:WBC) outperforming the other three major banks, while AMP (ASX:AMP) steams ahead. Bellamy’s (ASX:BAL) has accepts A…

Wal-Mart fuels Wall Street: Aus shares to bound up

11 Oct 2017 - Market Outlook: US stocks hit record highs after Wal-Mart announced a $20b buyback. Oil price rose 2.7% & Iron Ore lifts. Bapcor (ASX:BAP) increased inventory provisi…

Flat finish, half sectors in red: Aus shares close 0.02% lower

10 Sep 2017 - Market Wrap in 3 mins: flat finish with iron ore price falling and half sectors closing in red. Government Takeover Panel to review Asia Pacific Data Centre Group (AS…

Defying soft leads: Aus shares 0.1% higher at noon

10 Sep 2017 - Market at Midday in 3 mins: AMP (ASX:AMP) rises over 3.5%, while utilities lead. Energy falls despite oil price recovery from yesterday. Big Un (ASX:BIG) expects 60% …

Wall St lower ahead of reporting: Aus shares tipped to slip

10 Oct 2017 - Market outlook in 3 mins: Aus shares to stumble after Wall Street stalls ahead of some major company's reporting Qtr results. Oil gains back yesterday's losses and ir…

Good weekly start: Aus shares close 0.5% higher

09 Oct 2017 - Market wrap: solid start to week, Consumer Discretionary gains overtake Telcos. Michael Hill (ASX:MHJ) sees 8 per cent up tick in total store sales, CBA (ASX:CBA) to…

Stellar start to week: 0.75% higher at Midday

09 Oct 2017 - Market at Midday in 3 mins: great start to week, Telcos lead, while Select Harvest (ASX:SHV) gains 20%. Woodside Petroleum (ASX:WPL) commenced production at its onsho…

Jobs slump takes Wall St from records: Hesitant start for ASX

09 Oct 2017 - Market Outlook in 3 mins: Hesitant start for week. Nasdaq gains, S&P and Dow slightly fall on weak jobs data. Oil dips. Shaver Shop (ASX:SSG) going ex-div. Geopacific…

Market Wrap: Positive end to the week, Aus shares up 1.04%

06 Oct 2017 - Aus market plays catch-up to a strong end to the week. Telcos and Materials performing well, Telstra (ASX:TLS), BHP (ASX:BHP) and Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) closed higher. F…

Positive leads propel stocks higher: Aus shares 0.8% higher at noon

06 Oct 2017 - Following a record close on the US market markets, the Australian share market opened higher. Altura (ASX:AJM) has successfully completed a placement to international…

Record highs in US: Aus shares to open higher

6 Oct 2017 - Market Outlook in 3 mins: ASX looks set to open higher after positive leads from US markets. S&P 500 posted its first 8-day winning streak since 2013. Havilah Resource…

Choppy Thursday: Aus shares close 0.01% lower

05 Oct 2017 - Positive end to the day amidst low ABS retail sales figures. Info tech and consumer staples led the sectors, with Telcos going the other way. Enice Holding Company (A…

Midday: Yo-yo start to Thursday, Aus shares 0.14% higher at noon

05 Oct 2017 - Aus market opened higher following positive US leads. ABS releases International Trade and Retail Sales figures for August. EML Payments (ASX:EML) has inked a multi-y…

Fresh records for Wall St: Aus shares to open higher

05 Oct 2017 - Market Outlook in 3 mins: Fresh records for Wall St as Dow and NASDAQ close higher. OceanaGold Corporation (ASX:OGC) announces Haile Gold Mine commercial production. …

Market Wrap: Mid Week Dive, Aus shares close 0.86% lower

04 Oct 2017 - Negative day of trade for the Australian share market. All sectors back pedaled today with Utilities, REITS and Energy taking the biggest hit. PropertyLink (ASX:PLG) …

Lower again despite strong US leads: Aus shares 0.82% down at noon

04 Oct 2017 - Market at Midday in 3mins: Aus shares slower again, with Energy and Utilises dragging the chain, followed by Reits as two property fund managers go head to head. Navi…

Tech stocks fuel Wall St rally: Aus shares to erase losses, open up

04 Oct 2017 - Market Outlook in 3 mins: Aus shares to erase losses, following more Wall St records. Cadence Capital (ASX:CDM) announces capital raising and Linius Technologies (ASX…

Rates held, QBE hit multiyear lows: Aus shares close 0.49% lower

03 Oct 2017 - Market wrap in 3 mins: RBA held interest rates held at 1.5%, QBE shares hit multiyear lows after announcing $600m pre-tax hit on earnings. Aus shares close 0.49% low…

RBA to meet today: Aus shares 0.41% lower at noon

03 Oct 2017 - Market at Midday in 3 minutes: QBE (ASX:QBE) shares and oil price fall tolls on ASX200. QBE shares hit multi-year lows after announcing $600m pre-tax impact. Ardent L…

Dow continues record run: Aus shares to open up

03 Oct 2017 - Market Outlook: strong leads from US markets, Dow Jones up 153 points, Nasdaq 21 points up, healthcare and financials lead, greenback on track for largest weekly rise…

Marvellous leads & commodity push: Aus shares close 0.84% higher

02 Oct 2017 - Market wrap: ASX200 closed 0.84 per cent higher. Stellar start to the trading week after the Dow Jones recorded its 1st eighth straight quarters of wins in 20 years. …

Outstanding Dow Qtr close: Aus shares 1.2% higher at noon

02 Oct 2017 - Market at Midday: Aus shares 1.2% up at noon with Materials leading all sectors higher. Sydney property prices fall, Hobart gains the most in Sep. Village Roadshow (A…

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