Markets Live: ASX plunges below 5200
Shares suffer a third straight week of losses as investors stay cautious ahead of next week's election.
Shares suffer a third straight week of losses as investors stay cautious ahead of next week's election.
After two days of heavy falls on fears of a Trump victory, investors are slowly testing the waters for buying opportunities.
Shares plunge to a seven-week low, posting losses across the board amid growing concerns over the US presidential election.
Shares slip and the dollar rises after the RBA holds but adopts a slightly more upbeat tone on the economic outlook.
Shares are on track to break a three-day losing streak, while ANZ reveals the sale of its Asian business.
A steep plunge in AMP following a surprise write-down capped a poor weekly performance from the sharemarket.
Another steep sell-off has sent the ASX plunging below 5300 points, as Wesfarmers extends its big slide.
The ASX 200 hit a five-week low with Wesfarmers a low-light amid a broad sell-off, while the Aussie jumped on inflation data.
Shares climb as investors jump into big names as well as oversold ones, while earnings updates see Aconex surge and Bega Cheese sink.
Broad-based selling pushes the ASX below 5400 points, with resources the lone bright spot in a soft start to the week.
A marginal decline for the ASX over the week masked some vicious share price moves.
The dollar loses steam as labour market data disappoints, while shares remain steady digesting a flow of news.
Key Chinese economic data fails to excite, as Tatts and Tabcorp confirm their $11.3b wedding.
Shares push higher through the afternoon, led by banks and defensive stocks
ASX drops as investors smash casino operators following weekend raids on Crown offices in China.
The dollar bounces and bond yields edge up after Chinese inflation shows signs of life, while on the ASX Telstra and the supermarket giants lead gains.
Shares extend early losses as investors continue to sell resources names.
Gains in banks, CSL and Telstra help cushion but can't erase losses from miners and energy stocks.
Shares are help up up by miners and energy stocks after crude oil a hit one-year high.
The ASX struggled to hold on to early gains, while currencies wavered during the second US presidential debate.
Shares drop, with gains in energy stocks offset by more losses in gold miners, while caution reigns ahead of key US jobs data.
Shares rise, as strong gains in the energy sector offset a plunge in Telstra and real estate stocks.
A fierce sell-off in gold miners is leading the market down, amid fears central banks are closer to curbing their monetary largesse.
Shares end the day slightly higher after trading in the red for large parts of the session, while the dollar slips slightly as the RBA keeps rates on hold.
Shares rise, led up by a jump in CBA, after Wall Street rallied following news Deutsche Bank is close to a settlement with US authorities.
Shares tumble, led down by the big banks as Deutsche Bank's growing woes sour the global mood,
Energy stocks soar and the Aussie dollar breaks through US77c in the wake of the surprise agreement by OPEC to cut production.
Shares trim early gains to trade falt, led by AGL as investors cheer the utility's buyback.
Markets have wasted no time declaring Hillary Clinton the winner of the first debate, as the Mexican peso leaps and the ASX trims losses.
Shares reverse early declines to trade flat, but Woolies and Wesfarmers remain under pressure.