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Aussie shares end week down after rollercoaster trading

Aussie shares end week down after rollercoaster trading

A steep sell-off in gold stocks and other miners has dragged the local bourse lower on the last trading day of January and wiped out most of the week's gains.

Miners soften blow as shares slide on rate hike worries

Miners soften blow as shares slide on rate hike worries

Miners soften blow as shares slide on rate hike worries

Miners soften blow as shares slide on rate hike worries

Interest rate hike fears continue to weigh on investor sentiment, but doubts around US policy have supported more upside for gold and the Aussie dollar.

Precious metals surge ever higher as US dollar fades

Precious metals surge ever higher as US dollar fades

Precious metals surge ever higher as US dollar fades

Precious metals surge ever higher as US dollar fades

Gold has topped $US5,500 for the first time in history while silver has just about quadrupled to near $120 an ounce.

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Aussie shares slip as hot inflation points to rate hike

Aussie shares slip as hot inflation points to rate hike

A weaker US dollar has helped support energy and materials stocks, while narrowing bets on interest rate hikes have dragged the broader bourse lower.

Aussie shares end rocky week slightly lower, gold soars

Aussie shares end rocky week slightly lower, gold soars

Gold has hit yet another record high, despite risk sentiment improving after US President Donald Trump walked back talk of tariffs or taking Greenland by force.

Rate hike fears cap gains after Aussie stocks surge

Rate hike fears cap gains after Aussie stocks surge

Simmering geopolitical tensions have handed the bourse its first positive session of the week, but a surprise employment spike has reignited rate hike fears.

Australian shares dip for third day as banks, tech drag

Australian shares dip for third day as banks, tech drag

The local bourse has extended its decline in a broad-based sell-off led by IT stocks and banks, while gold hit new highs on safe haven demand.

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Aussie shares extend losses as banks and BHP slide

Aussie shares extend losses as banks and BHP slide

Aussie shares extend losses as banks and BHP slide

Aussie shares extend losses as banks and BHP slide

Sluggish banks and heavy miners have dragged the bourse lower, against a backdrop of broader uncertainty as the US-Europe trade stoush over Greenland continues.

Gold pips record as trade jitters drag on local stocks

Gold pips record as trade jitters drag on local stocks

Gold pips record as trade jitters drag on local stocks

Gold pips record as trade jitters drag on local stocks

Gold producers have been the only clear winners as rekindled trade tensions spark fresh uncertainty that investors thought was behind them.

Aussie shares at 11-week highs after rock-solid week

Aussie shares at 11-week highs after rock-solid week

Aussie shares at 11-week highs after rock-solid week

Aussie shares at 11-week highs after rock-solid week

Strong financials and IT stocks have helped the bourse to a fifth straight session of gains, as investors take profits on miners after a huge week for metals.

Miners launch Aussie shares to fourth session of gains

Miners launch Aussie shares to fourth session of gains

Miners launch Aussie shares to fourth session of gains

Miners launch Aussie shares to fourth session of gains

The raw materials sector has posted three fresh records in as many days, with surging precious and industrial metals prices lifting the bourse.

Aussie shares creep higher as miners rally, banks drop

Aussie shares creep higher as miners rally, banks drop

Aussie shares creep higher as miners rally, banks drop

Aussie shares creep higher as miners rally, banks drop

The raw materials segment has notched two record highs in as many sessions as geopolitical worries and scarcity drive up precious and industrial metals prices.

Bourse clocks best session of new year as miners charge

Bourse clocks best session of new year as miners charge

Bourse clocks best session of new year as miners charge

Bourse clocks best session of new year as miners charge

Australia's raw materials segment has led the broader market higher, as economically and strategically important metals continue to catch a bid.

Australian shares edge higher as miners take a breather

Australian shares edge higher as miners take a breather

Australian shares edge higher as miners take a breather

Australian shares edge higher as miners take a breather

Strength in Australia's IT, retail and health care sectors has pushed the local bourse higher, helping it claw back some of the week's losses.

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Aussie shares edge higher as banks, energy stocks fade

The local bourse has lifted on the back of strong commodity prices, but weakness in the heavyweight financials sector and energy stocks has capped the upside.

Banks lead Australian shares lower but miners lift

A rally in raw materials stocks hasn't been enough to buoy the bourse, with five of 11 local sectors recording significant losses.

Aussie shares flat as oil swings on US-Venezuela coup

The raw materials sector has outweighed broader weakness to ballast the bourse, despite oil stocks slipping after the US captured Venezuela's president.

Aussie shares near flat in dull end to 2025's wild ride

Strength in materials and energy stocks have capped the bourse's losses in the last trading session of the year, in a quiet finish to a turbulent 12 months.

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Australian shares creep lower as miners sell off

The bourse has declined for a third straight consecutive, the second-last of 2025, as precious metal profit-taking dragged on the raw materials sector.

Australian shares slip as energy, IT stocks fall

Energy and IT stocks have led the bourse lower in 2025's third-last trading session, anchored by weakness in the heavyweight financials and materials sectors.

Shares slip as Aussie dollar soars to 14-month high

The year's fourth-last trading session has offered little to celebrate, a modest uptick in mining stocks the only bit of good news as other sectors retreated.

Shares clock third day of gains as gold smashes record

Gold producers have led a rally in mining stocks as gold, silver, copper and the materials sector itself traded at their highest values.

Shares snap three-week win streak despite final sprint

Australian shares have showed no signs of a Santa rally despite gaining in Friday trade but losing for the week as energy stocks plunged.

Shares finish flat as energy stocks continue to drift

The local bourse has ended the session roughly flat as it closes in on 2025's last full week of trading, weighed down by heavy energy and utilities stocks.

Aussie shares fade for third day, gold stocks rally

The local market continues to sell-off in 2025's last full week of trading, as investors with dwindling reasons to celebrate turn to the safe haven of gold.

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