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.
The ASX closed down on Wednesday as investors took advantage to take a profit following a record day of trading on Tuesday.
The ASX 200 is trading up 2.6 per cent for November during the traditionally strong trading period leading into the ‘Santa Claus’ rally in December.
The ASX 200 rose slightly during Monday’s trading, pushed higher largely by Australia’s resource companies.
The ASX 200 rose slightly during Friday’s trading, as the market had a benign broad based rally as Donald Trump announced more key appointments.
The ASX 200 fell by 0.8 per cent during Wednesday’s trading, as investors think through the implications of the second Trump presidency on Australia.
The Australian sharemarket traded strongly on Friday off the back of further rate cuts from the US central bank.
One of Australia’s Big 4 banks has posted a mammoth statutory profit for the first financial year quarter, asserting the economy is “fundamentally sound” despite cost of living pressures.
One of Australia’s Big 4 banks has posted a mammoth statutory profit for the first financial year quarter, asserting the economy is “fundamentally sound” despite cost of living pressures.
The ASX has dipped for the second consecutive day, giving back part of last-week’s post gains following the US presidential election.
An expert in international relations has offered some blunt advice to Australian policymakers on how to avoid potentially damaging Trump tariffs.
Aussie farmers are up in arms about supermarket behemoths Coles and Woolies, but an ACCC hearing has heard they have nowhere else to go.
Aussie shares traded slightly higher on Thursday, despite a strong rally out of Wall Street on a “red wave” sweeping through the US political system.
Australia’s competition watchdog has made a huge decision on a proposed change to Chemist Warehouse that will affect millions of Aussie pharmacy customers.
One of Australia’s biggest banks has warned of a “challenging” time for customers as it releases its full-year results.
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