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ASX finishes lower, but another positive month, Macquarie profit doubles The S&P/ASX200 (ASX: XJO) finished the week and the month of a negative note, falling 1.4% after an unexpected spike in bond yields hit sentiment on Friday afternoon. The biggest pain naturally came from the real estate and financial sectors, both down 2% or more, after a number of ‘experts’…

ASX creeps to gain, Woolies warns of Inflation, CPI data sends bonds lower The S&P/ASX200 (ASX: XJO) managed to eke out another small gain on Wednesday, keeping the run of positive days going. Most weakness came from the staples sector, down 1.9%, after Woolworths (ASX: WOW) delivered a difficult third quarter update. The mining and utilities sectors were also down over 1% with…

ASX on gold, Crown ‘unfit’ for license, GQG falls flat The S&P/ASX200 (ASX: XJO) finished just 2 points higher on Tuesday, barely continuing the run of positive days. The tech and consumer sectors were the only real positive contributors, the former gaining over 1%, with the utilities sector the biggest detractor falling by a similar amount. Shares in Crown Resorts (ASX: CWN) nearly topped…

Earnings resilience boosts ASX, Telstra’s big deal, ANZ takes on BNPL The S&P/ASX200 (ASX: XJO) gained another 0.3% with the mining and energy sector providing a significant boost to begin the week, up 1.1 and 2.6% respectively. Mineral Resources (ASX: MIN) was the standout gaining 9% after announcing their mothballed Wodgina lithium mine would be restarting in light of the boom in…

ASX finishes flat, but back to September high, RBA gets busy, Wesfarmer’s robust The S&P/ASX200 (ASX: XJO) finished flat on Friday with strength across most consumer facing sectors including discretionary (1.4%), staples (0.9) and property (0.7) offset by another sharp selloff in energy companies, which were down over 2% as reality kicked in about the oil ‘shortage’. The RBA had a…

ASX finishes flat, earnings season gathers steam, Magellan, AMP surprise The S&P/ASX200 (ASX: XJO) traded flat throughout the day, ultimately gaining just 1.7 points as strength in the real estate sector (up 1.6%) offset more weakness in energy and consumer staples, both of which were down over 1%. Whilst the US successfully navigates another earnings season the Australian market…

Rally continues, tech, financials deliver, Kogan Inventory cools, The S&P/ASX200 (ASX: XJO) continued Its strong recent run gaining another 0.5% on Wednesday behind the technology, financials and Industrial sectors which all finished around 1% higher. The growing momentum behind city and bordering reopening’s is clearly boosting confidence despite the threat of staff shortages and the ‘great resignation’ that lies ahead. Despite the…

Tech succumbs to mining, ASX weaker, Tabcorp, Cochlear updates The S&P/ASX200 (ASX: XJO) weakened throughout the day ultimately finishing 0.1% lower with a resurgent technology sector (up 1.6%) unable to overcome a continued sell off in the mining (-1.4%) and energy sector. Annual meeting season is upon us with investor poring through announcements for more guidance into an increasingly uncertain economy. A2 Milk (ASX: A2M) and Zip…

ASX rallies on multiple mergers, Hub24 expands, Praemium delivers After the unexpected end of Victoria’s lockdown that only way was up for the market, with the S&P/ASX200 gaining 0.3% to start the week. Whilst not a large gain it hid a further divergence in cyclical versus defensive sectors with materials, energy, financials and utilities all up strongly, but healthcare, tech and real…

ASX breaks losing streak, mining firms, Treasury juiced, travel boost The S&P/ASX200 (ASX: XJO) managed to break a three-week losing streak to finish 0.6% higher over the five trading days. It was ultimately driven by a strong Friday session, the market up 0.7%, which benefitted from a strong start to the US earnings season but more importantly,…