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ASX 200 finished the week down 67 points to 7115 (0.9%). Down 33 points for the week. Results the focus. Weakness across the board on the back of the US sell-off. Banks brought back to earth with a b…
All major US indexes closed sharply in the red overnight, ending near worst levels, losing more than 1% each as profit-taking weighed on shares. Dow Jones down 374 points (-1.08%). Dow at best up 222…
ASX 200 rose 34 points to 7191 (0.5%). A solid grind higher with banks in demand. The Big Bank Basket up to $174.99 (+1.1%). CBA the standout with a 1.2% gain and WBC continues to find friends post-r…
US markets ended sharply higher, ending just off best levels, their biggest gain in nearly two months fuelled by weak PMI data across both the US and Europe, bolstering expectations that central bank…
ASX 200 rose 27 points to 7148 (0.4%), bouncing off the important 7100 level. Banks and BHP leading the way. Results continue to surprise.In every sense. The Big Bank Basket rose to $173.08 (+0.8%). …
Wall Street ended mostly lower overnight, ending just off worst levels. Dow down 175 points (-0.51%). Dow at best up 50 points. Dow at worst down 207 points. S&P 500 extended its August slide down 0.…
US equities closed mixed overnight. Dow down 37 points (-0.11%). Up 70 points at best. Down 252 points at worst. NASDAQ up 1.56%, while the S&P 500 rose 0.69% the upward movement was mostly driven by…
ASX 200 dropped 33 points to 7116 (0.5%) as results dominated. Banks slid on WBC NIM woes, down to $170.88 (-0.9%) for the basket. WBC dropped 3.1%, with ANZ off 1.0%. MQG better, up 0.8%, but insur…
ASX 200 fights back to close up 2 points at 7148 after a wobbly start. For the week the ASX 200 is down 2.6% as results season and China woes continue. Banks eased back again, CBA down 0.6% with the …
US equities close in the red overnight for the third straight day as a global bond market selloff intensified and tamped down enthusiasm for tech stocks. Dow ended near worst levels, down 291 points …
ASX 200 closed down 49 points at 7146 (-0.7%) as China and US worries weighed. Super Thursday results also disappointed from TLS to NXL. A worse-than-expected jobs number at 3.7% helped the ‘RBA is d…
Wall Street ended lower overnight night after the FOMC minutes showed bank officials were divided over the need for more interest rate hikes at their last meeting. Dow Jones down 181 points (-0.52%).…
Blood on the streets on the ASX 200 today, market down 110 points to 7195 (-1.5%), posting its biggest drop in six weeks. REITs put up some resistance following solid earnings reports VCX +2.4%, MGR…
US equity markets fell sharply overnight after stronger-than-expected retail sales data showed continued consumer resilience which stoked concerns that interest rates could stay higher for longer. Do…
ASX 200 rallied 28 points to 7305 (+0.4%) as results dominated today. Big names hitting the boards, CSL, COH, and NAB trading update. The banks were solid but unspectacular with the Big Bank Basket r…
US markets finished a choppy session higher on Monday. The Dow edged higher, up 26 points (+0.07%). Dow at best up 54 points. Dow at worst down 111 points. Big tech drove the S&P 500 and NASDAQ highe…
ASX 200 fell 63 points to 7277 (-0.9%) as more Chinese woes hit confidence and iron ore losses mount in Asian trade. The big miners slid, BHP down 2.1% and FMG off 1.8%, with lithium stocks under pre…
US markets experienced a general decline last week as they absorbed fresh inflation data and evaluated the future trajectory of the Fed's interest rates. The Dow increased by 105 points (+0.30%) on f…
ASX 200 slid 17 points to 7340 (+0.24%) in quiet trade dominated by results again today. For the week the index is down 0.85%. Broad based weakness today, Banks eased after CBA results and Phil Lowe …