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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.

Aussie shares end rocky week slightly lower, gold soars

Aussie shares end rocky week slightly lower, gold soars

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.

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.

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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

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

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.

Financials droop as Wall Street investors return to AI

Financials droop as Wall Street investors return to AI

Financial stocks have weighed on the S&P 500 while two of the biggest tech names boosted the Nasdaq as investors shifted back to artificial intelligence.

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Chip stocks jump on AI optimism, Dow marks record high

Chip stocks jump on AI optimism, Dow marks record high

Chip stocks jump on AI optimism, Dow marks record high

Chip stocks jump on AI optimism, Dow marks record high

Renewed AI optimism has buoyed chip stocks while the Dow notched a record high as Wall Street investors brushed aside fears of fallout over Venezuela.

Aussie shares flat as oil swings on US-Venezuela coup

Aussie shares flat as oil swings on US-Venezuela coup

Aussie shares flat as oil swings on US-Venezuela coup

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.

Shares slip as Aussie dollar soars to 14-month high

Shares slip as Aussie dollar soars to 14-month high

Shares slip as Aussie dollar soars to 14-month high

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

Shares clock third day of gains as gold smashes record

Shares clock third day of gains as gold smashes record

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.

ASX shares slide to seven-year low after damning report

ASX shares slide to seven-year low after damning report

ASX shares slide to seven-year low after damning report

ASX shares slide to seven-year low after damning report

ASX Limited shares have fallen to their lowest level since 2018 after the market regulator said it would require it to hold another $150 million in capital.

Shares edge upward as miners counter interest rate woes

Shares edge upward as miners counter interest rate woes

Shares edge upward as miners counter interest rate woes

Shares edge upward as miners counter interest rate woes

A copper-infused mining rally has boosted the bourse to a modest gain as development-exposed real estate stocks struggled under a hawkish interest rate outlook.

Shares limp to positive finish after rally loses steam

Shares limp to positive finish after rally loses steam

Shares limp to positive finish after rally loses steam

Shares limp to positive finish after rally loses steam

The local bourse has notched its first four-day winning streak since May, but has only limped across the line in an unconvincing trading session.

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Shares' rally fades as hot price growth dampens mood

The Austealian share market has clocked a third straight day of gains, but sticky inflation snuffed hopes of future interest rate cuts.

Wall Street ends higher on tech rebound, rate cut bets

Solid gains on Wall Street follow improved odds of a US interest rate cut in December with the tech-heavy Nasdaq out front as investors defy valuation concerns.

Aussie shares finish flat, avoid five-day losing streak

The ASX200 has gained steadily in the last 75 minutes of trading to finish narrowly in the green, up 1.9 points on the highs of the day.

Australian shares plunge to lowest level since July

The ASX200 has lost 1.4 per cent to finish the week down 1.5 per cent, its worst week in since early April.

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Shares' best day in weeks as gold, tech stocks rally

Technology stocks and the miners that supply their sector's related minerals have surged on the back of hopes of an end to the US government shutdown.

Australian share market pares losses to sneak higher

The local bourse has edged higher on the eve of the Reserve Bank's Melbourne Cup Day meeting, settling after reduced rate-cut hopes weighed on sentiment.

Australian shares hobble out month with minuscule gains

The S&P/ASX200 has fallen by more than one per cent since Monday, with interest rate-sensitive stocks under pressure as investors reprice rate cut hopes.

Aussie shares drag as investors shrug off trade talks

The Australian stock market has extended its losses following a surprise inflation spike that has crushed hopes of further interest rate cuts in 2025.

Aussie shares dip as inflation rains on rate cut parade

Hotter-than-expected price growth has battered market expectations for interest rate cuts, prompting a broad sell-off as investors recalibrate expectations.

Australian shares up on hopes of US-China trade detente

Energy and interest rate-sensitive shares have led Australian market gains following reports of US-China trade tensions easing and renewed hope on rates.

Investors pull back as shares edge higher for the week

Australian shares are in something of a holding pattern, as investors await key US inflation data and developments in ongoing global trade disputes.

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