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Wall Street edged higher and that’s pointing to a very modest local opening.

ASX ekes out gain as traders tread water; Sigma Healthcare rally extends

Australian shares inch higher in muted session. Pilbara shares shopped. Energy stock hold gains as fighting in Lebanon escalates. Follow updates here.

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Yesterday

US stocks fell on the first trading day of their fourth quarter.

ASX slips; energy, miners lift

Shares eases; MFF eyes Montaka; HPI rejects Charter Hall-Hostplus bid; Macquarie tips massive degradation in Star; Santos inks LNG contract with TotalEnergies. Follow updates here.

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This Month

Shares appear set for some opening weakness after a blistering September quarter.

ASX falls; retail sales bounce, Sigma Healthcare rallies 20pc

Miners give back gains. Qantas slips on Qatar-Virgin deal. Powell tempers rate cut hopes. REA investors welcome Rightmove decision. Follow updates here.

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September

Australian shares are poised to start the final trading day of the month higher.

ASX closes at all-time top, ends the quarter 6.5 higher

Shares reset record high; Synlait posts giant loss; Pacific Smiles rejects Genesis bid; AGL nabs new deal with Portland smelter; iron ore prices leap 7pc. Follow updates here.

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The ASX is set to end the week on a positive note.

ASX closes at fresh record high, Star dives 44pc

Shares rise; Endeavour Group loses CEO; ACCC concerned about Olam Agri - Namoi Cotton plans; Woolies, Coles under pressure post ACCC report. Follow updates here.

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Local shares are set to open higher.

ASX rallies as China pledges more stimulus; Regal rises

Shares advance; Platinum board says Regal bid ‘undervalues’ the listed global equities fund manager; ACCC allows Lendlease projects sale to Stockland and Supalai; Soul Patts profit slides. Follow updates here.

  • Timothy Moore, Joanne Tran, Cecile Lefort, Joshua Peach, Alex Gluyas and Sarah Jones
Commodities rallied on hope that China has begun a more determined effort to bolster growth.

ASX ends lower as rotation churns; Rightmove rejects third REA bid

Inflation falls within RBA’s target for first time in 3 years. Investors shift money from banks to miners. Lew sidelines demerger plans. Aussie dollar hits 18-month high. Follow updates here.

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The RBA on Tuesday is widely expected to keep the cash rate steady.

ASX dips as banks and supermarkets sink; BHP rallies

Shares fall; Iron ore spikes on China rate cut; Light & Wonder dives after losing in Nevada; Cettire releases audited results. Follow updates here.

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Coles, Woolies drag ASX lower ahead of RBA

ASX snaps winning streak. ACCC sues supermarket giants for misleading discounts; CBA, iron ore giants fall; Austal nabs US Navy deal; REA makes third bid for Britain’s Rightmove. Follow updates here.

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Local shares are set to open higher.

ASX closes at all-time high, Life360 leaps

Shares scale all-time high; UBS lifts NAB, Westpac price targets; Myer cuts dividend; Regis Healthcare and Kelsian nab contracts; Namoi Cotton backs Olam Agri bid; Follow updates here.

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Australian shares are poised to start the day lower, in line with a weak direction from Wall Street.

ASX hits record above 8200 as Fed cuts; Morgan Stanley says buy BHP

ASX shrugs off poor pre-market trading to chart new high before paring gains. Jobless rate holds steady at 4.2 per cent. Iron ore rebounds. Follow for more.

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The ASX 200 is set to open lower.

ASX ends flat; iron ore slump hits Rio Tinto, BHP

Shares flat ahead of Fed rate decision; Macquarie Group weighs Wavenet sale; Harvey Norman in class action; Woodside inks LNG with Japan. Follow updates here.

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Local shares are set to open higher after a positive start to the week in New York.

ASX tops 8150; Xero climbs on Syft acquisition

Australian shares reset record. UBS cuts oil forecast. Platinum soars on Regal bid. Microsoft unveils $88.9b buyback. Follow updates here.

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Local shares are set to open the week on a positive note.

ASX closes at all-time high, BHP, Rio ease

Shares rise; Austal wins $671m contract; Auckland Airport in $1.3b equity raise; Beyond Bank-P&N merger canned; Canada’s court to decide on Paladin-Fission buy. Follow updates here.

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Local shares are set to rise; oil and iron ore were higher overnight.

ASX gains as gold scales record high

Shares lift; Olam Agri sweetens Namoi bid to 75¢; Atlas fights over French tax; gold hits record high; oil rebounds; bitcoin retakes $US58,000. Follow updates here.

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Local shares are set to open higher.

ASX clocks best day in a month as uranium, lithium miners soar

Shares gain; Brickworks hit by property slowdown; Beston Food receives bid; Crescent sells ACL stake; Nine & NIB chiefs exit; BHP, Perpetual trade ex-dividend. Follow updates here.

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Australian shares are set for a modest opening advance.

ASX dips as banks fall, lithium miners rally, MinRes soars

Banks and oil stocks send the ASX into the red. Tech paces gains in New York. ASX gets new chairman. Follow for more

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Local shares are poised for a strong start to Tuesday.

ASX gains but BHP, Fortescue hit by China concerns

Shares rise; Qantas seeks $ 10-year bond; Eagers Automotive, Bluescope Steel, and News Corp trade ex-dividend; oil prices up; $A at US66.45¢. Follow updates here.

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Local shares and the currency are set to open the weaker sharply lower than on Friday.

ASX falls as banks weigh; Cettire shares up 14pc

Investors pile into Cettire, iron ore hits lowest since November 2022. Charter Hall and Host Plus lob bid for Hotel Property Investments. Guzman y Gomez makes it onto ASX 200. Follow here for more.

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Local shares are set to edge higher. Shares closed mixed in New York.

ASX gains as CBA rallies; Woodside, BHP down

Shares advance; Wall Street mixed ahead of August jobs report; Woodside sells $US2 billion of bonds to help fund acquisitions; iron ore extends decline. Follow updates here.

  • Timothy Moore, Joanne Tran and Joshua Peach

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