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Aust shares edge lower on big day for earnings reports

Aust shares edge lower on big day for earnings reports

The local share market has finished 0.1 per cent lower as BHP, Sonic Healthcare, Sims, Humm Group and others reported first-half earnings.

Miners, banks give Australian bourse a little boost

Miners, banks give Australian bourse a little boost

Miners, banks give Australian bourse a little boost

Miners, banks give Australian bourse a little boost

The local stock market has finished up 0.1 per cent, as gains for BHP, Rio Tinto, Fortescue and the banks outweighed a big fall for Lendlease stock.

Aust shares rise for 2nd day to finish week higher

Aust shares rise for 2nd day to finish week higher

Aust shares rise for 2nd day to finish week higher

Aust shares rise for 2nd day to finish week higher

The ASX200 has finished up 0.7 per cent after a big fall in US retail sales revived talk of midyear rate cuts.

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Aussie shares rebound, snapping three-day losing streak

Aussie shares rebound, snapping three-day losing streak

The ASX200 has finished 0.8 per cent higher with Altium soaring on a takeover deal and Wesfarmers and Goodman Group also rising sharply.

Little love for Aust shares in Valentine's Day sell-off

Little love for Aust shares in Valentine's Day sell-off

The local share market finished 0.7 per cent lower and the Australian dollar hit a three-month low following sticky US inflation figures.

Aust close slightly lower, with more weakness from CSL

Aust close slightly lower, with more weakness from CSL

The local bourse has closed 0.15 per cent lower, with gains by the retail banks outweighed by losses from Macquarie, James Hardie, CSL and Seek.

Heavy losses for CSL help drag ASX into the red

Heavy losses for CSL help drag ASX into the red

The Australian share market has finished down 0.4 per cent in large part because of a failed heart attack drug that CSL spent nearly $1 billion developing.

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Aust shares snap two-week winning streak

Aust shares snap two-week winning streak

Aust shares snap two-week winning streak

Aust shares snap two-week winning streak

The local market finished marginally higher for the day but lost 0.7 per cent over the week, after falling on Monday and Tuesday.

Aust shares market end higher on solid company earnings

Aust shares market end higher on solid company earnings

Aust shares market end higher on solid company earnings

Aust shares market end higher on solid company earnings

The local share market has finished up 0.3 per cent, after better-than-expected earnings from AGL, Transurban, Mirvac, News Corp and Cochlear.

Aust shares rebound, shrugging off hawkish rate talk

Aust shares rebound, shrugging off hawkish rate talk

Aust shares rebound, shrugging off hawkish rate talk

Aust shares rebound, shrugging off hawkish rate talk

The local bourse finished up 0.5 per cent, with gains for Woodside after it called off merger talks with Santos and Cettire soaring on strong earnings.

Aust shares slip again following Reserve Bank meeting

Aust shares slip again following Reserve Bank meeting

Aust shares slip again following Reserve Bank meeting

Aust shares slip again following Reserve Bank meeting

The local share market finished down 0.6 per cent after RBA governor Michele Bullock indicated the central bank wouldn't act quickly to cut rates.

Aust shares sink as Fed chair says no quick rate cuts

Aust shares sink as Fed chair says no quick rate cuts

Aust shares sink as Fed chair says no quick rate cuts

Aust shares sink as Fed chair says no quick rate cuts

The local share market closed down 1.0 per cent after the chairman of the US Federal Reserve reiterated that the central bank would move slowly on rate cuts.

Aust shares surge after big tech beats boost sentiment

Aust shares surge after big tech beats boost sentiment

Aust shares surge after big tech beats boost sentiment

Aust shares surge after big tech beats boost sentiment

The domestic bourse has hit a fresh all-time high after Amazon, Meta, and Apple all exceeded earnings expectations, raising investor risk appetite.

Australian shares retreat from all-time high

Australian shares retreat from all-time high

Australian shares retreat from all-time high

Australian shares retreat from all-time high

The Australian share market has dropped 1.2 per cent after Federal Reserve chairman Jay Powell said a March rate cut was unlikely.

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Aust shares close at record high after inflation data

The ASX200 has closed at a new record high, boosted by cooler-than-expected inflation data that raises the chances of quicker rate hikes.

Local shares gain again but don't crack all-time high

For a second time this month, the local share market came close to eclipsing its record high set back in mid-2021 but most of its gains faded in the afternoon.

Australian shares extend win streak to six sessions

The local share market rose 0.3 per cent to a nearly four-week peak and closed just 54 points away from its all-time high.

Days of gains for Australian shares as miners dig deep

The Australian share market has climbed half a per cent as surging mining companies helped the index to its fifth successive day of gains.

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Miners outweigh broader losses to keep ASX200 steady

The local share market has finished flat after resurgent mining stocks cancelled widespread losses in other sectors.

Australian shares climb on back of US rates optimism

The local bourse has climbed for its third consecutive session to finish half a per cent higher after more gains on Wall Street overnight.

Australian shares follow US higher but miners struggle

The ASX200 climbed 0.8 per cent after US indices surged to record highs, despite falling lithium prices triggering a brutal sell off in mining stocks.

Tech leads ASX as shares gain in relief rally

The local share market closed the day up one per cent but also lost one per cent for the week after losses Monday through Thursday.

Australian shares fall again, hitting fresh 5-week low

The ASX200 has fallen 0.6 per cent as traders digested US retail sales data and a fall in Australian employment.

Aust shares dip as expectations for quick rate cuts dim

The local share market has dropped another 0.3 per cent and the Australian dollar has fallen to less than 66 US cents after hawkish talk from central bankers.

Australian shares fall sharply, hit one-month low

Every sector of the Australian Securities Exchange has closed lower, with energy and mining both falling 1.5 per cent.

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