ASX Ltd higher Wednesday, outperforms the Financials sector
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WiseTech shares down; jobs data on watch
WiseTech’s long-serving directors to exit. May data could show 20,000 jobs boost. KMD hits record low on profit warning. US Fed defies Trump wish with interest rate hold.
Revealed: CEO mega pay and the five bosses who couldn’t score a bonus
Only five ASX 200 chiefs didn’t get a bonus, the highest paid was a minnow and pay packets like Greg Goodman’s $135m and Chris Ellison’s $15m mean top CEOs now earn 55 times the average worker | SEE THE LIST
Major miners drag the ASX200 down
A slump in the price of iron ore and gold sent the ASX200 down on Wednesday, despite eight of the 11 sectors trading higher.
Santos’ Abu Dhabi bidder spruiks Aus energy focus
First comments by Santos’ $30bn bidder come as target’s shareholder backs takeover. Oil lifts as Trump weighs Middle East action. MinRes leads iron ore falls.
ASX flat as Middle East conflict escalates
The Australian sharemarket was flat as concerns over the conflict in the Middle East continued to spook local investors, as Donald Trump issued a stark warning.
Property developer GemLife to float on ASX after raising $750m
The IPO breaks the drought of major raisings in the property sector and shows that demand is strong for housing stocks.
Middle East tensions fuel oil price volatility; ASX flat
Chalmers won’t preempt FIRB advice on Abu Dhabi’s near-$30bn takeover play for Santos. US forces deployed to region amid Israel, Iran attacks. Blow for Albanese as Trump plans hasty G7 exit.
Billionaire Stake founders in favour of MIXI bid for PointsBet
Japanese entertainment giant MIXI has been battling Betr for control of PointsBet. It may have found supporters of the bid in Stake.com owners Ed Craven and Bijan Tehrani.
ASX flat on latest geopolitical tensions
Cautious investors eventually pushed the Australian share market up slightly after a sea-sawing day of trading on Monday thanks to the Israel/Iran conflict.
Why the ASX may never see another Santos
The oil and gas heavyweight looks set to delist from the ASX with the company backing a near $30bn buyout from the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company.
Inquiry to probe ASX’s ‘repeated and serious’ failures
The ASX has vowed to cooperate with ASIC after the corporate watchdog launched an inquiry into the market operator’s regulatory and risk management failures.
Greatland Gold IPO priced at top of range as investors pile in
The deal will help to fund Greatland Gold’s purchase of the Telfer gold mine from Newmont last year.
Market flat; takeover offers boost THL, Santos
Bourse operator faces ASIC inquiry over ‘repeated, serious failures’. Israeli strike success boosts Wall Street futures: IG. National interest of Santos deal up to Chalmers: Coalition.
Investors pile in to Greatland Gold’s $477m-plus IPO on ASX
The group, which is already listed in the United Kingdom, purchased the Telfer Gold Mine and the remaining 70 per cent interest in the Havieron gold project from Newmont last year.
ASX slips on geopolitical tensions
A spike in oil and gold producing shares was not enough to lift the ASX200 on Friday as investors fear the fallout from the Iran-Israel crisis.
Oil prices jump, stocks jittery on Israel’s Iran strikes
Crude prices lift as strikes on Iran send commodities higher. Rio’s jointly-owned Tomago smelter in rescue talks. Accent smashed on profit warning. Woodside, Labor extend NW Shelf consultation.
ASX slides on latest Trump move
A spike in crude oil and gold was not enough to lift the ASX 200 as the banks slid during trading on Thursday.
ASX 200 turns lower; Cettire at record low
Cettire hit by US tariffs, lux market woes. Energy producers lift on oil price jump. Westpac tips two RBA rate cuts in 2026. Cochlear downgrade weighs. ASX warns on rising costs, tweaks guidance.
ASX extends record breaking run
Cautious investors lifted the ASX to a second consecutive record high on Wednesday, as “productive” trade talks continue.
Aussie shares bounce to record high
Australia’s sharemarket has surged to a record high shortly after the opening bell, as investors grow giddy about a possible trade deal.
It shouldn’t take a committee to fix the troubled ASX
The ASX risks being marginalised on the world stage, but ASIC’s Joe Longo doesn’t need a committee to fix key issues. He can start with telling Jim Chalmers how bad the tax on unrealised capital gains will be for the market.
Aussie shares bounce to record high
Australia’s sharemarket has surged to a record high shortly after the opening bell, as investors grow giddy about a possible trade deal.
ASX 200 trims gains after all-time high
ASX ends flat after record high. CBA falls after record high. Qantas down after decision to close Jetstar Asia. Zip, Fletcher Building top gainers. US, China trade negotiators reach ‘framework’ for Geneva agreement. US appeals court extends Trump tariff win.
ASX sets record close as banks soar
The Australian sharemarket closes in on a record high during Tuesday’s trade as banks and tech stocks soared.
ASX soars to record amid strong demand for CBA
Investors push ASX to record amid US and China trade talk hopes. CBA continues to find strong support. ASIC secures four guilty pleas in Telegram ‘pump and dump’ action. Monash IVF shares tank after second embryo mix up.
ASIC trials simplified IPOs to stop the shrinking ASX
ASIC will begin a two-year trial it hopes will turn around the notable decline in the number of companies being floated on the Australian sharemarket.
GemLife upsizes IPO to $750m and locks in key investors
The Puljich family’s retirement living company will list next month on the ASX, with a cornerstone process now squared away.
No renewing this: tearing paradise apart in clamour for green power
Indonesia’s dirty nickel industry has already exposed the hypocrisy underpinning the clean energy transition. But a push – involving an ASX-listed company – has sparked worldwide alarm.
ASX slips after Trump/Musk stoush
Australia’s sharemarket dropped during Friday trading, as cautious investors await the release of US economic data and Trump and Musk have a public spat.
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