Today
ASX turns lower as CBA retreats from record; MinRes leaps 12pc
Shares reverse gains; Pilbara, MinRes rally amid Trump’s lithium push; CBA back below $180; Magellan’s outflows rumble on; iron ore drops. Follow live.
Yesterday
ASX on brink of record as CBA tops $181; Paladin up 9pc
Shares rise, CBA tops $300b; suitor looks to terminate Mayne Pharma buyout; uranium stocks rally; President Xi ‘very tough’ to deal with, Trump says.
This Month
ASX hits February high, CBA resets record; IDP shares wipe 48pc
Sharemarket posts best day since May 2; CBA tops $178 a share; IDP launches cost, profitability review as placements plunge; $A retreats. Follow live.
ASX retreats, US-China tensions sizzle; Brickworks surges 27pc
Shares retreat, steel tariffs boost BlueScope; Opthea’s director exodus; Soul Patts, Brickworks to merge; oil up 2pc; iron ore hits one-month low. Follow live.
May
ASX notches second monthly gain; Di Pilla’s HealthCo surges
Shares rise; UBS downgrades lithium stocks; Catapult leaps; retail sales slump, traders see three RBA rate cuts; HealthCo defers Healthscope rent; oil drops.
ASX resets three-month high; Paladin hit with second class action
Shares rise; Woodside up 2.8pc; Nasdaq futures soar 2pc; Trump appeals court ruling; Paladin to ‘strongly defend’ class action; Brent up 1pc. Follow live.
ASX erases gains as banks drop; Web Travel rallies 12pc
Shares slip; profit-taking hits banks; CPI ahead of forecasts; government approves Woodside gas extension; Web Travel rallies; MinRes lowers guidance.
ASX nears all-time high; ACCC probes REA, iron ore extends sell-off
Shares close higher; Mac Copper confirms takeover; REA probed over alleged price gauging, sources say; Capstone Copper rallies; iron ore slumps. Follow live.
ASX hangs in the balance; $A hits six-month high; WiseTech rallies
Shares close unchanged; $A tops US65¢; Citi tips $US3500 for gold again; WiseTech’s biggest acquisition; Origin warns of earnings hit. Follow live.
ASX rises; Origin warns of $55m LNG hit; Fortescue down 2pc
Shares rise; CBA, ANZ extend gains; lower contract pricing hits Origin earnings; Fortescue energy chief resigns; uranium miners surge; QBE credit upgraded.
ASX drops; Rio Tinto chief exec Stausholm to step down
Shares fall; US stocks dive; Rio Tinto seeks successor to Stausholm; Wesfarmers warns on lithium losses; Lynas gets double upgrade; gold retakes $US3300.
Banks buoy ASX; Mayne Pharma plunges; bitcoin at four-month high
Shares lift; CBA holds near record; Mayne Pharma-Cosette tie-up in question; Nufarm crashes 30pc; fundies sound alarm on James Hardie; bitcoin surges.
ASX rises; RBA board debated 50 basis point cut, says Bullock
Shares higher; bonds climb after RBA’s 0.25pc cut to 3.85pc; CBA at fresh record; big four banks cut home loan rates; Telstra’s profit push. Follow live.
ASX retreats as market looks to RBA; MinRes tumbles 9pc
Shares, US futures edge lower; RBA rate call in focus; miners a sea of red; New Hope trims guidance; MinRes gets new chair; gold bounces. Follow live.
ASX rises to three-month high; David Dicker calls time
Shares advance; IAG downgraded; Dexus’ APAC stake at risk; Appen leaps 20pc; Dicker Data co-founder to step back; ANZ says RBA may hold. Follow live.
ASX rises as CBA hits fresh record; Capricorn boss quits
Shares edge higher; April jobs top forecasts; CBA shares near $170; Graincorp ups guidance; Capricorn boss aggravated assault charge dismissed; oil plunges.
ASX rebounds; UBS downgrades US; Insignia dives 15pc as Bain pulls bid
Shares trade in narrow range; wage growth accelerates; US rally spurs UBS GWM downgrade; ASIC sues Macquarie; Insignia bidding war dissipates; oil tops $US66.
ASX notches 11-week high on US-China tariff pause; Woodside up 3pc
Shares join trade relief rally, tech soars; Nasdaq’s 4pc gain; SA Premier hastens Whyalla sale; hedge funds cut $A shorts; BHP up 2pc; gold holds loss.
ASX rises; China-US reach trade deal for 90 days
ASX inches up before Washington and Beijing agree to lower tariffs for 90 days; US futures jump on trade deal; iron ore, oil stocks rally; billionaire’s son in fight for Ainsworth; pharma stocks plunge; $91b fund dumps MinRes.
ASX records weekly fall; Macquarie, Westpac rally; WiseTech on watch
ASX lifts, buyers flock to banks; $91b fund puts WiseTech on watch; Healius dives 25pc; CoStar seals deal for Domain; US set to start China talks. Follow live.