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Tech leads broad decline: ASX falls for 4th day, closes 1.3% lower

15 Jun 2022 - The Australian sharemarket closed lower for its fourth consecutive session after shares fell further in the afternoon trade, with all eyes on tonight’s interest rate …

Consumer confidence falls to April 2020 low: ASX extends fall, down 0.2% at noon

15 Jun 2022 - The ASX has extended its fall for a 4th straight day with consumer staples and utilities advancing while the other sectors are in the red. Healthcare is the worst per…

S&P 500 falls for 5th day, ANZ, Atlas Arteria, Kelsian, Hub24 on watch: ASX to fall

15 Jun 2022 - Wall Street closed mixed as investors await the Federal Reserve's interest rate hike announcement. ASX entered correction territory. What to look out for locally toda…

ASX tumbles 3.6% to close at 16-month low

14 Jun 2022 - The Australian sharemarket has suffered its worst losses in over two years, obliterating $82bn of market capitalisation off the ASX 200.

Wall Street carnage hits ASX: Aus shares 4.9% lower at noon

14 Jun 2022 - The local stock exchange has plunged in early trading, playing catch-up to a brutal sell-off on Wall Street as a holiday-shortened trading week kicked off.

No safe havens in overnight markets

14 Jun 2022 - ASX futures pointing to a 4 per cent fall today post dramatic falls across US markets over the last couple of sessions. The major issue is that global central banks h…

ASX suffers worst week since 2020: Aus shares close 1.3% lower

10 Jun 2022 - The ASX has suffered its worst week since 2020 after the financial sector was hit with a 9 per cent weekly slump. The market was under renewed pressure today, with al…

Energy, miners & tech fall, major banks rebound: ASX down 0.7% at noon

10 Jun 2022 - The ASX is off to another weak start following a red finish on Wall Street. Australian shares are on track for their largest weekly decline this year as markets diges…

Nasdaq falls 3%, Westpac, Rio Tinto on watch: ASX to drop

10 Jun 2022 - Wall St rout deepens on global central bank outlook. ECB flags rate hikes. China to lockdown district for Covid-19 testing on Saturday. What to look out for today on …

Banks weigh while energy sparks: ASX closes 1.4% lower

09 Jun 2022 - The Australian sharemarket fell to a 4-week low pulled down by banks as concerns of rising interest rates and bad debts weighed on investor sentiment. Adding to the f…

Risks of bad debts weigh on banks: ASX falls 1.3% at noon

09 Jun 2022 - The major banks weigh on the Australian sharemarket after the Reserve Bank of Australia announced its outsized interest rate hike this week. Investors are concerned a…

Wall St slips, BHP, Pilbara, Genesis Minerals, Qantas on watch: ASX to fall

09 Jun 2022 - Wall St pulled back on global growth concerns amid several companies unveiling weak profit outlooks ahead of the ECB rate decision, US consumer price index this week …

Energy stocks rally, banks tumble: ASX closes 0.4% higher

08 June 2022 - The ASX finished higher despite easing back its gains in the afternoon session. All sectors closed higher, except financials, down 2.9% as major banks weighed. Energ…

Uranium stocks jump, banks fall, Atlas soars on IFM deal: ASX up 0.8% at noon

08 Jun 2022 - The Australian sharemarket has recouped some of Tuesday’s decline as industrials and miners are leading a broad-based rally. The major banks are the exception, extend…

S&P 500 gains for 2nd day, Paladin, Premier, Industrials Min on watch: ASX to rise

08 Jun 2022 - Wall St gained for a 2nd day despite profit and global economic warnings. Why uranium, iron ore, and coal stocks are in favour. What stocks to look out for today.

Outsized interest rate hike spooks ASX, closes 1.5% lower

07 Jun 2022 - The cost of living is set to rise after the Reserve Bank of Australia raised the cash rate by 50 basis points versus the expected 40, sending the ASX 200 to a 3-week…

ASX falls ahead of RBA rate outcome led by tech, down 0.8% at noon

07 Jun 2022 - The Australian sharemarket continues to fall ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia’s interest rate outcome at 2.30pm AEST. The central bank is expected to deliver ba…

Nasdaq gains, QBE, Bubs, CSL, Whitehaven Coal, IGO on watch: ASX to open flat

07 Jun 2022 - Cautious rally on Wall St after investors initially piled back into stocks on optimism that Covid-19 restrictions continue to ease in China. What stocks to watch toda…

Energy leads while tech weighs, Tabcorp jumps, Magellan tumbles: ASX closes 0.5% lower

06 Jun 2022 - The ASX remained in the red for the afternoon session following a weak lead from Wall Street. The Reserve Bank of Australia is set to meet tomorrow, which means inves…

Tech lags on growth fears, energy rally continues: ASX falls 0.5% at noon

06 Jun 2022 - The Australian sharemarket has retreated this morning after three weeks of gains ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia policy meeting tomorrow.

Leading US CEOs see a recession despite positive economic data: ASX 200 additions & removals

06 Jun 2022 - While some leading CEO’s are sounding the alarm on a recession, the actual economic data is yet to confirm this scenario. With US employment data pointing to a super …

Aus shares post third week of gains: ASX closes 0.9% higher as materials rally

03 Jun 2022 - The ASX closed higher for a third straight week after advancing on Friday’s session, which offset yesterday's fall. At the closing bell, the ASX 200 was 0.9% or 63 po…

Coal, lithium miners extend rally, Healius hit hard, CapVest drops Virtus deal: ASX up 0.7% at noon

03 Jun 2022 - The Australian sharemarket jumped at the open, almost recovering all of yesterday’s losses in a broad-based rally. If the momentum continues, the ASX 200 is on track …

Nasdaq soars, Why a strong USD weighs on Microsoft, Calix, Crown, Macquarie on watch: ASX to jump

03 Jun 2022 - Wall St jumps as recession fears cool for now. Oil prices fell after Saudi Arabia flagged that they would hike output to make up the shortfall due to the EU's ban on …

Tech blues, interest rate concerns weigh: ASX closes 0.8% lower

02 Jun 2022 - The Australian sharemarket closed at session lows, nearly wiping off all this week's gains. Investors continued to sell out of treasuries, and equities on expectation…

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