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ASX drops 1.6% as miners & tech sink: Aus shares down 0.7% over the week

22 Apr 2022 - The ASX snapped its five-day winning streak after spending all of Friday's session in a sea of red, following Wall Street's weak lead after US Fed Chair Jerome Powell…

Materials & tech stocks tumble: ASX falls 1.7% at noon

22 Apr 2022 - The Australian sharemarket has tumbled this morning following a weak lead from Wall St after US stocks turned lower overnight on news that Fed Chair Jerome Powell con…

Tech rout continues on Wall St, Oz Minerals, Mineral Resources, IGO, Ramsay on watch: ASX to fall

22 Apr 2022 - Wall St turned lower after Fed chair Jerome Powell's statement around putting 50 basis points hike on the table in the upcoming meeting. Oil price rebounds as EU near…

ASX only 37 points off all-time high and looks past red tech, closes 0.2% higher

21 Apr 2022 - The Australian sharemarket clinched onto its gains for its 5th straight day, led by industrial and real estate stocks. The local bourse closed within 37 points of a …

ASX flirts with a fresh record high, up 0.2% at noon

21 Apr 2022 - Aussie shares are flirting with a fresh record high as it marches for a 5th straight day as investors mull on the prospect of tighter monetary policy. Investors are t…

Tech glitches on Netflix difficulties, BHP, Betmakers, Zip Co, Ramsay, Sonic on watch: ASX to rise

21 Apr 2022 - Investors were mixed, piling into defensive stocks as they punished the share price of Netflix after its subscriber’s miss, pushing Wall St to close mixed. A deep div…

Ramsay lifts health care sector, Rio Tinto falls on "challenging" quarter: ASX closes 0.1% higher

20 Apr 2022 - The ASX eased its gains in the afternoon session despite a strong start. Today’s gains were buoyed by the health care space, which led the market to finish a touch hi…

Ramsay Health soars 25% on KKR takeover bid, Travel stocks rise: ASX up 0.4% at noon

20 Apr 2022 - The Aussie sharemarket has advanced this morning following Wall Street's lead. Across the sectors, health care is powering ahead, followed by consumer discretionary, …

Nasdaq jumps, Energy complex sells off, Flight Centre, Betmakers, Ramsay, Rio on watch: ASX to rise

20 Apr 2022 - Wall St gains as investors shrug off rising treasury yields and focus on earnings results. Energy complex sold off amid the International Monetary Fund and World Bank…

Hawkish RBA sends ASX higher for 3rd day, closes 0.6%

19 Apr 2022 - Signals of hawkishness continue to grow after the RBA minutes flagged that the central bank could bring forward its interest rate timeline, pushing the local bourse h…

Inflation watch by RBA lifts big banks, pushing ASX 0.7% higher at noon

19 Apr 2022 - A buoyant session for mining and energy companies offsets a weak performance by technology and healthcare firms as the local bourse advances to its best performance s…

Wall St dips on rising bond yields, BHP, Syrah Resources, AMP, Dexus on watch: ASX to open higher

19 Apr 2022 - Wall St dips amid rising bond yields in a mixed performance today while Asian markets closed lower while ASX closed higher over the week as China's Covid-19 cases con…

ASX checks into Easter as flight stocks take-off, closes 1.1% higher for the week

14 Apr 2022 - Aussie shares checked into Easter as flight stocks took off, pulling the local bourse higher for its second straight day. The shine from energy and mining stocks with…

ASX leaps as mining, energy stocks shine, Jobless rate at 4%, AUS shares 0.6% higher at noon

14 Apr 2022 - Aussie equities move higher for its second straight day as mining and energy stocks remain in focus after a slow start to the week. The broad rally left financial sto…

Nasdaq jumps as earnings season kicks off, Incitec, Orica, Iluka, NAB on watch: ASX to lift

14 Apr 2022 - Wall St gains as the bond sell-off stabilized pushing technology stocks higher despite hotter-than-expected producer price inflation data. European markets also diges…

Energy leads, Materials lift, Adbri weighs: ASX closes 0.3% higher

13 Apr 2022 - The ASX held its gains in the afternoon session and finished the day in positive territory. The energy sector led today’s gains, followed by materials, while real est…

Energy charges ahead, EML Payments jumps on takeover talks: ASX up 0.2% at noon

13 Apr 2022 - The ASX is climbing this morning despite a weak session on Wall Street. Across the sectors, energy is charging ahead while real estate and utilities are the only two …

Wall St falls on inflation spike, Oil jumps 7%, EML, AdBri, Lynas, Sims on watch: ASX to open lower

13 Apr 2022 - Wall St's rally was short lived after March inflation data came in line with estimates. Asia was mixed as Premier Li encouraged Chinese companies to buy back stock am…

Inflation fears hit tech stocks: ASX closes 0.4% lower

12 Apr 2022 - Healthcare and tech stocks were sold off as the local bourse fell to a 2-week low as soaring bond yields and mounting concerns from China’s lockdown clouded investor’…

Tech rout deepens on looming rate hikes, Uniti soars, Pendal drops PPT deal: ASX down 0.7% at noon

12 Apr 2022 - The threat of a steep rate hiking cycle opened Aussie shares to vulnerability as investors sell-off bonds and equities ahead of the next inflation print. Deep in the …

Nasdaq falls as bond yields climb, ANZ, Whitehaven Coal, Uniti, Lynas, OZL on watch: ASX to fall

12 Apr 2022 - Global markets closed lower as investors mull on the impact of China's Covid-19 lockdown and inflation print coming in higher than expected on an already strained sup…

Financials lead, Tech stocks weigh: ASX closes 0.1% higher

11 Apr 2022 - Despite a strong start, the ASX eased back its gains in the afternoon and finished Monday’s session just a touch higher. Sectors were mixed across the local bourse, w…

Major banks lift, Lake Resources rises on lithium deal: ASX up 0.2% at noon

11 Apr 2022 - The ASX opened higher before easing back its gains at lunchtime after materials and energy erased its strong start. The financials sector is out in front, followed by…

Wall St mixed on surging bond yields, Westpac, Telstra, BHP, WPL, Mineral Resources: ASX to rise

11 Apr 2022 - Wall St closed mixed as surging treasury yields sent growth stocks lower bank stocks rallied ahead of quarterly earning season this week. JP Morgan kicks off the earn…

ASX snaps 3-week winning streak, closing the week 0.2% lower

08 Apr 2022 - The Australian sharemarket spent the day in positive territory, buoyed by gains in materials and energy stocks, while technology fell, snapping its 3-week winning str…

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