Sigma gains as $300m worth of shares change hands. Alliance Aviation’s labour costs growing after first industrial action in two decades. IAG top loser as investors miss buyback. Temple & Webster top gainer. ‘Cleaner result’ sees ASX Ltd soar.
CBA and Computershare hit records. Woolworths cutting jobs. AGL narrows guidance after profit fall. Suncorp’s March cash windfall, buyback promise. Star ex-boss: Casino ‘run in clean and legal’ way. BHP appoints new chairman. US CPI data next equity markets trigger.
The local share market closed flat as CSL dives after its results, Macquarie jumps on its trading update, gold miners up as gold hit a record, SGH soars on strong results, Nine, Seven West Media up on positive signs for advertising. Australian carveout on Trump tariffs ‘under consideration’.
Steel, aluminum producers mixed after latest Trump tariff threat. Is JB Hi-Fi topping out? Car Group, JB Hi-Fi and WiseTech leading losses. In contrast, Star and Ansell find support.
A strong day for Aussie shares as the ASX 200 rises 0.5 per cent to a record high close at 8532.3. Origin cuts APLNG guidance. Citi upgrades BlueScope. Rinehart lifts Lynas stake. Broker upgrade for Zip. Lendlease selling Capella. US probing if DeepSeek used Nvidia chips. Trump advisors hunt for deals as Canada, Mexico tariffs loom.
Banks weigh after a bearish note from Citi. Miners supported after China’s GDP surprise. Rio Tinto, Glencore reportedly in merger talks. Insignia soars after CC Capital outbids Bain. Lovisa gains on broker upgrade.
Economists divided over Feb rate cut forecast after 56,000 jobs boost. Rio rises after ‘good finish’ to 2024. Zip jumps after Sezzle earnings upgrade. Star edges up. Softer US core inflation boosts equity sentiment.
Shares in high-profile home builder and developer AVJennings jumped higher after a rival takeover offer from a Singaporean group which sets up a bidding war.
WiseTech shares dive on heavy volume amid suspected institutional selling.Independent expert backs Premier, Myer deal after recalculations. Billionaire Rinehart-backed Arafura gets fresh Labor buy-in. Macquarie to invest in US data centres. Cash-strapped Star ticks up amid Macau intrigue. Billionaire’s takeover interest fires up AVJennings.
ASX 200 ends 4 day losing streak on US tariff hopes. Ingenia Communities leaps 15 per cent after boosting its earnings guidance. Cash-strapped Star rises as mystery investor buys more stock. Telix beats revenue guidance. Car Group lifts after Tyres exit. Mesoblast raises $260m. Blundy-backed City Chic rises.
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