ASX falls during Friday’s trading
A share sell-off in the banking and consumer staples sectors saw the Australian market trade heavily in the red on Friday.
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The Australian sharemarket has dipped on Thursday, breaking a five day streak, despite favourable retail sales data.
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Grim update as ASX sell-off continues
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ASX trades flat ahead of US rate cut
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ASX falls to fresh four-week low
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ASX falls on surprising jobs figures
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Surprising Aussie fashion trend revealed
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ASX falls to three week low
A sharp sell-off in information technology and energy stocks dragged the Australian markets down during Wednesday’s trading.
Aussie shares slump on bank, tech rout
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ASX finishes week in the red
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Mixed day for Aussie sharemarket
The local market traded higher on Thursday but was unable to close above 8500 points due to a pullback in the afternoon’s trading.
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‘Gloomy’: Aussie dollar will crash to 50 cents
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ASX snaps three day winning streak
The Australian sharemarket has fallen just days after cracking a record high 8500 points in a broad market sell-off on Wednesday.
ASX continues record high run
Australia’s sharemarket cracked a fresh record high on Tuesday, on the back of renewed economic confidence.
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ASX sets new record high
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ASX retreats from record high
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Aussie shares hit fresh record high
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ASX rallies on rate cut predictions
The Australian market rallied during early trading as markets factor in further rate cuts in the US.
Trump tariffs snap ASX three day winning streak
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ASX closes at record high
The Australian market rallied during early trading as markets digest the latest appointment from President Elect Donald Trump.
ASX trades flat on Thursday
On a choppy day for the market, the ASX 200 traded relatively flat, thanks to a late market surge.
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ASX closes down after record day
The ASX closed down on Wednesday as investors took advantage to take a profit following a record day of trading on Tuesday.
ASX 200 closes in on record high
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ASX 200 rises to four week high
The ASX 200 rose slightly during Monday’s trading, pushed higher largely by Australia’s resource companies.
ASX bounces during Friday’s trading
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ASX falls for third straight day
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ASX closes in on record high
The Australian sharemarket traded strongly on Friday off the back of further rate cuts from the US central bank.
Major Aussie bank posts mammoth profit
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ASX slides on China update
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ASX reacts to the Trump Trade
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Go ahead for $8.8bn Chemist Warehouse deal
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‘Challenging’: Big bank’s warning to Aussies
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Aussie shares surge on looming Trump shock
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ASX falls as US election nerves take over
The Australian sharemarket slipped on Tuesday ahead of Wednesday’s seismic US Presidential election.
ASX rallies on shock US poll
The Aussie share market rallied strongly off the back of an unexpected polling result out of the US.
ASX falls after horrid day on Wall Street
The ASX closed down 0.50 per cent on the final trading down of the week, following a horrid day on Wall Street with big tech earnings falling sharply.
ASX falls 1.3 per cent in October
The ASX closed down 0.25 per cent as supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths announced weaker than expected sales.
ASX falls on ‘fat chance of a rate cut’
The ASX closed down 0.8 per cent as investors factored in the unlikely chance of getting a rate cut following fresh inflation data on Wednesday.
Aussie dollar set for two-year low
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ASX edges higher for 3rd straight day
The ASX closed up 0.3 per cent for the third straight day, as investors wait for clarity from global markets.
Aussie dollar hits two-year low
A weaker than expected Aussie dollar and uncertainty around the US election led to a quiet trading day on Monday.
ASX ends flat week slightly up
The ASX closed trading up slightly on Friday, but it still fell 0.88 per cent for the week.
Big bank’s surprise Stage 3 tax cut reveal
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‘Mixed bag’: ASX trades sideways
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‘Perfect storm’ sees gold price surge
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Aussie markets flat despite Qantas high
The ASX 200 traded sideways on Wednesday, after $48bn was wiped off the sharemarket during Tuesday’s trading.
ASX takes big hit across board
The ASX 200 has its worst trading day in seven weeks with all 11 sectors falling Tuesday. But there were pockets of strength for Aussie investors.
Renewed optimism leads to ASX rally
The ASX 200 has rallied strongly following strong falls on Friday, after a spate of good economic news
Mining giant cops huge $23.7bn disaster bill
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China spooks ASX from record high
The ASX 200 has fallen from a record high, as investors are disappointed with the economic growth of Australia’s largest trading partner.
ASX continues record breaking week
The ASX has closed at another record high this week, driven by stronger than expected Australian economic news.
ASX falls from record high
Australia’s sharemarket has temporarily fallen from its record high on Tuesday, as tech stocks offset strong gains by banks and miners.
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ASX sets new 100-day high
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Markets rise on Chinese stimulus rumours
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