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New 10-year high on earnings: Aus shares close 0.2% higher

17 Aug 2018 - Market Wrap. Reporting season boost. Ausdrill up 14% on cap raise and broker upgrade to a buy. Evolution Mining fell 4% on results, Goodman profit up 40%. Jumbo Inter…

New 10-year high: Aus shares 0.1% higher at noon

17 Aug 2018 - ASX sets new 10 year high with Ausdrill breaking above its 50 day moving average price, rising 18%. Link Resources & Seven West Media up 7%. Jumbo Interactive up 13%,…

China agrees to US trade talks: ASX set to open higher

17 Aug 2018 - Australian shares are set to open higher today as US stocks rebounded when China declared it would hold trade talks with the US later this month. Turkey's lira keeps …

ASX claws back, Breville boils up: Aus shares close flat

16 Aug 2018 - Market Wrap. Breville Group boils up 13% on a rise in its financial results, Telstra gains 6% on beating UBS forecasts for FY18, IPH up 5% on revenue lift in Asia, Ne…

Reporting drags: Aus shares back track at noon, 0.3% lower

16 Aug 2018 - Market at Midday. Low Aus wage growth continues. Unemployment rate fell to 5.3%. Invocare down 9.6%, Origin Energy down 6.7%, Mineral Resources down over 6% on report…

Turkey retaliates against Trump: ASX set to open lower

16 Aug 2018 - The ASX looks set to open lower this morning rocked by fears of a global trade war as tensions increase between the US and Turkey. Practice Insight, a subsidiary of I…

Another day of solid gains : ASX closed 0.5% higher

15 Aug 2018 - It has been a positive day of trade for the ASX. Aveo (ASX:AGO) saw gains as did Afterpay (ASX:ATP) and Dominos Pizza (ASX:DMP). Mineral Resources (ASX:MIN) saw a 35…

Strong earnings results help market rebound: Aus shares 0.1% higher at noon

15 Aug 2018 - Aus shares recover early losses, slightly higher at noon. Seek (ASX:SEK) has reported its net profit after tax (NPAT) dropped about 84 per cent on FY17 to $53.2millio…

Wall Street rebounds: Aus shares shrug off strong leads to open lower

15 Aug 2018 - Aus shares to open lower despite solid rises on Wall Street. The Dow and the S&P 500 broke a 4 day losing streak. New Energy Solar (ASX:NEW) has announced the success…

Whitehaven, Afterpay cash in: Aus shares close 0.76% higher

14 Aug 2018 - Market wrap. AGL reiterated as a hold. McMillan Shakespeare served with a class action but shares up 1.6%. Whitehaven Coal sees record profit, shares up 1.3%. Afterpa…

Earnings season pushes up ASX: Aus shares 0.8% higher at noon

14 Aug 2018 - Market at Midday. ASX rallies despite Turkish woes. Whitehaven Coal up 6.8%, Praemium up 7% on results. Propertylink Group profit up 61%, earnings beat expectations. …

Turkish turmoil rattles Wall Street: Aus shares to open flat

14 Aug 2018 - Aus shares to open flat. US shares fell on Monday with nearly every sector posting losses. Charter Hall Long Wale REIT (ASX:CLW) has announced the completion of the s…

Turkish troubles as lira plunges: ASX closes 0.4% lower

13 Aug 2018 - The ASX has seen a fall today mainly due to Turkey’s impending financial crisis.The Australian dollar fell to an 18-month low against the US dollar. Meanwhile AuStar …

Sweet rise for Capilano Honey: ASX tracking 0.5% lower at noon

13 Aug 2018 - The Australian share market opened lower and continues to fall - it’s now tracking at 0.5 per cent lower at noon. We are seeing the likes of Capilano Honey (ASX:CZZ)…

Wall Street ends week in the red: Aus shares to defy leads and open higher

13 Aug 2018 - The Australian share market to open in positive territory despite negative leads from US markets. Metcash (ASX:MTS) has announced the market price for its Off-Market …

ASX 0.7% up for the week: Aus shares close 0.3% lower on Friday

10 Aug 2018 - Market Wrap. ASX sets new 10-yr high on Thursday but Energy slips on oil slumping to 7-wk low. Star Combo (ASX:S66) to buy its customer for $10m. James Hardie (ASX:JH…

James Hardie & oil tolls: Aus shares 0.1% lower at noon

10 Aug 2018 - Market at Midday. ASX slipped from new 10-yr high. Personal finances & owner-occupied lending fall in June. Aventus Retail Property profit slips, but revenue climbs 3…

FANG stocks drive growth: ASX set to open higher

10 Aug 2018 - Australian shares are set to rise at the open after closing yesterday on a new ten year high. On Wall St, FANG stocks were driving growth. Windlab (ASX:WND) to sell t…

New 10-year high: Aus shares close 0.5% higher

09 Aug 2018 - Market Wrap. New 10 year-high: AusCann ready to expand after SPP/institutional raise, making medical cannabis pharmaceuticals available in 2019. Crown Resorts up 6.7%…

Suncorp and Magellan bolster the market: ASX up 0.3 per cent at noon

09 Aug 2018 - The ASX has built on from a loss at the open to rise 0.3 per cent at noon. The financial sector helped strengthen the market with Suncorp (ASX:SUN) and Magellan Finan…

New US sanctions for Russia: ASX set to open flat

09 Aug 2018 - Australian shares to open flat. US stocks slowed on their four day advance as trade tensions rose once again, this time with sanctions imposed on Russia. Hometown Ame…

CBA fall pushes results: ASX close 0.2 higher

08 Aug 2018 - The Australian sharemarket has continued to lift today despite The Commonweatlh Bank profits being below market expectations. At the closing bell the S&P/ASX 200 inde…

Tabcorp races, Eclipx Group bounces: Aus shares 0.2% higher at noon

08 Aug 2018 - Market at Midday. ASX bounces back on earnings season boost. Tabcorp up 7% on profit jump, Eclipx up 10%. Metals bounce, iron ore continues rally. ALE Property Group …

Wall Street climbs higher: Aus shares to open flat

08 Aug 2018 - Aus shares to open flat despite strong leads from US mkts. The S&P 500 ended the session 0.5% off an all time high. REVA Medical (ASX:RVA) has announced $144 000 in …

Rates held for 2 years: Aus shares close 0.3% lower

07 Aug 2018 - Market Wrap. Rates held as expected for 22nd time, held at 1.5% for 2 years. Eclipx tolls 40% lower. Beach Energy rises almost 5%. Iron ore back at March highs. Pilba…