ASX holds onto slight gain
The Australian sharemarket inched into positive territory today, with banks and telcos among the winners.
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The Australian sharemarket inched into positive territory today, with banks and telcos among the winners.
Miners and bankers have weighed down on the Australian sharemarket, which ended the last trading day of April lower.
With only one trading day left of April, Australia’s share market is on track for its seventh month of straight gains.
The ASX rebounded from two straight days of losses, led by the big four banks, with one of them hitting an ‘outstanding’ milestone.
The ASX once again dipped as pandemic concerns hit travel stocks and tech stocks lagged, but acquisition action was an encouraging sign.
The ASX eased despite a positive US lead, with retailers and travel stocks among the laggards, but Fortescue rose amid high iron ore prices.
The ASX finished flat, with Kogan plunging after signalling the online shopping boom was waning, which proved contagious to other retailers.
The ASX closed at its best level in the session after almost all sectors gained ground following positive leads from overseas markets.
The ASX fell for the second consecutive day after a negative overnight lead from Wall Street over COVID concerns.
The Australian sharemarket has snapped its record-breaking run to close substantially lower after slumping in afternoon trade.
The ASX has racked up five straight days of gains, the All Ordinaries Index has hit an all-time high and the S&P/ASX200 is closing in on its record.
The ASX was barely changed but All Ordinaries Index inched up to a new all-time closing high for the second straight day.
The All Ordinaries Index hit a new all-time closing high, while the S&P/ASX 200 nudged its best-ever finish as resources stocks surged.
The ASX climbed to a fresh 13-month high, with tech and gold stocks the top performers, while an artificial intelligence company rocketed.
The ASX was in a holding pattern today awaiting major macroeconomic news, but a popular part of the tech sector was firing on all cylinders.
The ASX ran out of steam after last week’s stunning run, with analysts saying investors may have been crystallising their gains today.
The ASX closed flat in the wake of this year’s best winning streak, with the local manufacturer of the AstraZeneca vaccine and travel stocks slumping.
The ASX has rallied to a 13-month high after five straight days of gains, with the benchmark index not far from pre-COVID record levels.
The ASX rose for the fourth straight day, hovering around 13-month highs despite a negative lead from Wall Street overnight.
The ASX staged a positive start to the new quarter today, with tech stocks like Zip Co racking up decent gains while lithium miners also gained ground.
The ASX keeps powering higher, chalking up its sixth straight month of gains, with news coming from the US tonight possibly adding more momentum.
The ASX drifted lower today after an uninspiring lead from Wall Street, with miners dragging on the market.
The ASX slid lower after the snap lockdown in Brisbane hit travel stocks, but the resources sector outperformed and Mortgage Choice rocketed.
The ASX surged higher for the third day in a row, capping off its best weekly performance in seven weeks, but TPG plunged after its founder quit.
The ASX ended slightly in the green after a last minute rally, with a ‘wayward vessel’ coming to the rescue of a sector that lost ground yesterday.
The ASX shook off a negative US lead to finish higher today but fresh overseas COVID worries played havoc with oil prices, hurting energy stocks.
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The ASX was barely changed on Tuesday but all eyes were on this year’s third biggest float, a gig economy marketplace that leapt almost 80 per cent.
Most sectors rose on the Australian Stock Exchange today, with Crown’s shares soaring past the casino giant’s surprise takeover offer price.
The Australian sharemarket has ended the week lower following larger falls felt in US markets overnight.
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