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Aussie market shrugs off inflation reading

The local share market managed a small gain on Wednesday despite the latest inflation reading surprising on the upside, raising the possibility that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) could become more aggressive on rate hikes. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index finished Wednesday up 12.3 points to 6810.9, a gain of 0.2 per cent, while the broader All Ordinaries index climbed 11.4 points,…

Drew Meredith | 27th Oct 2022 | More
Local market making baby steps

The Australian share market crept higher on Tuesday ahead of the second Budget statement of the year, with the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index adding 19.2 points, or 0.3 per cent, to 6798.6, while the broader All Ordinaries rose 15.3 points, or 0.2 per cent, to 6993.7. Every sector was up except for energy and mining, in which investors were busy assessing…

Drew Meredith | 26th Oct 2022 | More
Miners push market into the green

The miners led the local market higher on Monday, with the S&P/ASX 200 Index advancing 1.5 per cent, or 102.6 points, to 6779.4, while the broader All Ordinaries gauge ended up 108.5 points, or 1.6 per cent, to 6978.4. Gold stocks were prominent in the rise, after the yellow metal’s 1.8 per cent gain to $US1,658 an ounce in New…

Drew Meredith | 25th Oct 2022 | More
  • Energy offsets losses, Adairs confirms, coal stocks at record levels

    A sustained rally in the energy sector, which finished 2 per cent higher on Friday, wasn’t enough to reverse broader losses with the S&P/ASX200 ultimately finishing 0.8 per cent lower. The utilities and real estate sectors were the hardest hit, falling 2.3 and 1.8 per cent on growing concerns about the regulatory environment for the…

    Drew Meredith | 24th Oct 2022 | More
    Bonds make life difficult for shares

    Thursday saw a retreat from the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index, which dropped 69.4 points, or 1 per cent, to 6370.7 points, while the broader All Ordinaries Index surrendered 81.1 points, or 1.2 per cent, to 6,918.7. The bond market sell-off extended as benchmark risk-free US 10-year bond yields added 2 basis points to 4.15 per…

    Drew Meredith | 21st Oct 2022 | More
    Solid effort from Aussie market

    The Australian share market backed-up its Tuesday effort with a solid performance on Wednesday, with the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index gaining 20.9 points, or 0.3 per cent, to 6,800.1, while the 500-stock All Ordinaries index added 23.6 points, or 0.3 per cent, to 6,999.8. Among the big miners, Rio Tinto eased 26 cents, or 0.3 per cent, to $94.01; South32 slipped 8 cents,…

    Drew Meredith | 20th Oct 2022 | More
  • Resources lead local bourse

    A strong lead-in from Wall Street gave solid impetus to the Australian market on Tuesday, and the result was a lift of 114.8 points, or 1.7 per cent, in the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index, to 6779.2; while the broader S&P/ASX All Ordinaries index added 121.9 points, or 1.8 per cent, to 6976.2. Resources led the rise,…

    Drew Meredith | 19th Oct 2022 | More
    Aussie market starts new week on a downer

    An ugly 2.4 per cent slide in the S&P 500 index on Wall Street at the weekend was never going to give the Australian market a boost as it opened the week, and so it proved, with the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closing down 94.4 points, or 1.4 per cent, to 6664.4 on Monday, and the…

    Drew Meredith | 18th Oct 2022 | More
  • Global rally supports market, energy, financials jump on UK caution

    The S&P/ASX200 managed to offset the majority of the week’s losses on Friday, finishing 1.8 per cent higher on the back of a significant jump in the energy and utilities sectors. Every sector finished higher on the day. The likelihood of a disorderly transition of the energy sector and increasing oil prices globally supported energy…

    Drew Meredith | 17th Oct 2022 | More
    Banks, Qantas pace market ahead of inflation data, ELMO jumps on private equity interest 

    The local market overcame selling pressure ahead of awaited US inflation data to post a small loss of 0.1 per cent. The financials sector was the standout, gaining 1.4 per cent, with the likes of National Australian Bank (ASX:NAB), up 2 per cent, buoyed by the improving profitability of Bank of Queensland which reported yesterday….

    Drew Meredith | 14th Oct 2022 | More
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