Volatility a tweet away in inauguration week

US earnings season will set the pace on sharemarkets at the start of the week, but investors are likely to remain jittery ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration.

ASX slides as cracks appear in Trump trade

Big banks dragged the sharemarket to a weekly loss, as investors took profits in a sector that had performed well since Trump's election win.

Markets Live: Big banks lead Trump slump

Shares fall sharply, pulled down by the big banks as the Trump trade of the past months shows more signs of unwinding.

ASX slips on healthcare stocks

Healthcare stocks dragged the ASX to its second loss of the year after an address by Donald Trump fuelled investor uncertainty.

Markets Live: CSL leads ASX to second loss in 2017

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Losses in healthcare stocks and the supermarket giants offset gains in energy and miners, pulling the ASX down for just the second time in 2017.

'Too risky': $200m wiped off Bellamy's shares in two days

Shares in troubled Bellamy's have lost further ground on broker downgrades after the baby formula supplier on Wednesday confirmed chief executive Laura McBain would leave the company and warned of lower annual earnings.

ASX hits new highs in strong start to 2017

Shares ended the first week of 2017 as they finished last year: with strong gains, led by Telstra's rise to a four-month high.

ASX surges to 19-month high

Investors have started the new year in the ebullient mood they ended the last one in, driving the local sharemarket to its highest close since June 2015.

Markets Live: Tough times for gold

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Stocks flatline as the early Santa rally runs out of puff, while gold stocks and Mayne Pharma plunge.