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Gold miners performed well despite the ASX finishing 0.08% lower

26 Apr 2023 - At the closing bell, the S&P/ASX 200 was 0.08 per cent lower at 7,316.30, following weaker-than-expected core inflation figures for the first quarter. Mineral Resourc…

Inflation slows to 7%: ASX down 0.05% at noon

26 Apr 2023 - According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, annual inflation growth in the first quarter slowed to 7 per cent from the previous quarter's 7.8 per cent. This was…

Weaker financial sector hits markets: Google and Alphabet rise after market

26 Apr 2023 - Stocks slid Tuesday after First Republic Bank’s earnings report reignited concerns about the broader sector.

Price of iron ore drops: ASX closes 0.11% lower

24 Apr 2023 - At the closing bell, the S&P/ASX 200 was 0.11 per cent lower at 7,322.00, with losses in the materials and energy sectors. Major mining companies, such as South32 (AS…

Materials and Energy cause ASX to tumble 0.11% at noon

24 Apr 2023 - Nine out of 11 sectors are trading higher today. However, following losses from the Materials and Energy sector in the US markets on Friday and a cut to the productio…

Markets flat as Chile privatises its lithium industry

24 Apr 2023 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended little changed Friday and finished lower for the week as investors evaluated the latest earnings results and concerns of disapp…

ASX falls 0.26% to close out its first weekly loss in three weeks

21 Apr 2023 - The Australian sharemarket ended the week down 0.4 per cent after falling by 0.26 per cent at 7,342.90. This was led by losses in miners and banks. The fall was attri…

Materials weigh on ASX: Aus shares down 0.26% at noon

21 Apr 2023 - Seven out of eleven sectors are trading higher today, however, losses from Materials, including a 1.96 per cent fall from BHP (ASX:BHP), a 1.16 per cent fall from For…

Earnings results weigh on Wall Street: Tesla down 10%

21 Apr 2023 - Stocks dropped Thursday as Wall Street reacted to a mixed bag of corporate earnings, including disappointing results from Tesla. Investors also assessed fresh data th…

BHP shares drop 2.6% as ASX closes 0.04% lower

20 Apr 2023 - At the closing bell, the S&P/ASX 200 was 0.04 per cent lower at 7,362.20, as the materials sector suffered a decline of over 2 per cent.

Eight out of eleven sectors trading higher: ASX up 0.02% at noon

20 Apr 2023 - Stocks are fairly flat following overnight’s performance. Eight out of eleven sectors are in the green so far, as the S&P/ASX 200 is 0.02 per cent higher at 7,367 at …

Netflix and Morgan Stanley the latest to report earnings

20 Apr 2023 - The S&P 500 finished little changed Wednesday as earnings season kicked into full swing and investors parsed the latest results from companies including Netflix and M…

Gains from Materials helps boosts ASX 0.07%

19 Apr 2023 - At the closing bell, the S&P/ASX 200 was 0.07 per cent higher at 7,365.50, with Materials and Utilities the only sector in the black.

Strong China GDP figures lifts Materials: ASX up 0.04% at noon

19 Apr 2023 - Following the release of stronger than anticipated GDP figures from China on Tuesday, the heavyweight materials sector has counterbalanced declines in almost all sect…

Markets flat as US earnings season shows resilience

19 Apr 2023 - Equity markets finished flat on Tuesday as traders digested a slew of earnings reports and their implications for the US economy.

ASX recoups some earlier losses but closes 0.29% lower

18 Apr 2023 - At the closing bell, the S&P/ASX 200 was 0.29 per cent lower at 7,360.20, primarily due to a 1.9 per cent decline in the energy sector, with Woodside (ASX:WDS) and Sa…

ASX down 0.34 per cent at noon as RBA warns rates may rise again

18 Apr 2023 - The Reserve Bank of Australia discussed the possibility of raising interest rates by 25 basis points but ultimately decided to pause and let previous rate increases t…

Earnings focus on US banks as Chinese lithium price bottoms

18 Apr 2023 - The S&P 500 rose Monday as traders combed through the latest batch of corporate earnings results, searching for clues on the health of corporate America.

Lake Resources achieves big gains as ASX closes 0.27% higher

17 Apr 2023 - At the closing bell, the S&P/ASX 200 was 0.27 per cent higher at 7,381.50, led by gains in the financials and real estate sectors.

Tech bellwethers gain as ASX rises 0.3% at noon

17 Apr 2023 - Nine out of the eleven sectors are trading higher today. Information technology is surging on the back of gains from WiseTech Global (ASX:WTC), Xero (ASX:XRO), and Al…

US stocks fall as weak sales results dent strong corporate earnings

17 Apr 2023 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell Friday, but notched a positive week, as investors assessed a weak retail sales report that dented enthusiasm around a stronger-t…

Mining companies lift as ASX closes 0.51 per cent higher

14 Apr 2023 - At the closing bell, the S&P/ASX 200 was 0.51 per cent higher at 7,361.60, driven by gains in mining companies, which offset losses in health and property sectors. Th…

Gold miners rise: ASX up 0.19% at noon

14 Apr 2023 - Shares in gold mining companies rose on Friday as the price of gold approached record highs due to concerns about a potential US recession and a weaker US dollar.

Markets rally on cooler inflation data

14 Apr 2023 - Stocks jumped Thursday as traders cheered another report pointing to cooling US inflation.

Consumer Staples and Materials suffer: ASX closes 0.27% lower

13 Apr 2023 - At the closing bell, the S&P/ASX 200 was 0.27 per cent lower at 7,324.10, led by losses in the consumer staples and materials sectors.

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