Markets Live: Bracing for hard Brexit
Shares sink, led down by the big banks as investors turn wary ahead of UK Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit speech and Trump's inauguration.
Shares sink, led down by the big banks as investors turn wary ahead of UK Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit speech and Trump's inauguration.
Shares trade higher, buoyed by miners on the back of soaring iron ore futures as well as the big banks.
Shares fall sharply, pulled down by the big banks as the Trump trade of the past months shows more signs of unwinding.
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.
Gains are led by a rally in metals and mining stocks following a spike in commodity prices, while Bellamy's returns to trade with a massive slide.
Banks led a broad ASX sell-off, ending a five-day winning streak as the mood among investors turns markedly bearish, with iron ore and gold miners the exceptions.
The ASX's powerful rally continues as shares charge through 5800 points thanks to strong buying in the big banks, as the benchmark top 200 index breaks into bull market territory.
Shares extend strong start to the year, while Australia's trade balance posts a surplus for the first time since early 2014.
Shares continue their charmed run, as the ASX and Aussie dollar shrug off a hawkish edge to US Fed minutes.
Shares inch higher as gains in financials and Telstra offset losses in the energy sector and among utilities.
The bulls have come out in full force, pushing the lead index above 5700 for the first time since August 2015, while the Aussie jumps back above US72¢.
Late profit-taking in the miners has pushed shares lower in a shortened pre-Christmas session, as Tatts rejects a competing offer from a Macquarie-led consortium.
The sharemarket extends its year-end rally, setting a new high for 2016 as the banks continue to find buyers, offsetting losses in healthcare stocks.
The ASX is at a record level for the year as investors continue to chase the Santa rally, while Bellamy's delays its return to trade by another three weeks.
Benchmark ASX 200 index pushes above 5600 for the second time this year as the Trump-themed Santa rally rolls on, as the RBA releases meeting minutes.
Investors prove sanguine about a further blowout in the budget, with the Aussie dollar and the ASX tracking higher following the announcement.
Stocks flatline as the early Santa rally runs out of puff, while gold stocks and Mayne Pharma plunge.
Shares are lower, led down by Santos and miners, while the dollar stabilises following a surprisingly strong rise in full-time jobs.
An intoxicating mix of global optimism and local takeover fever is driving the ASX close to a 2016 high, as Macquarie bids for Tatts and Bellamy's suspends its shares.
Shares fall then bounce only to drop again as selling in miners and banks intensifies, while bond proxies enjoy some relief and CSL shines.
Mining and especially energy stocks helped the market start the week on a good note, after crude prices jumped on news of production cuts.
Shares extend their gains after the ECB tweaks its stimulus, while Sirtex plunges on disappointing sales.
The ASX 200 jumps back above 5500 points as miners surge, prompting talk of an early Santa rally.
News that the economy shrunk well beyond the gloomiest predictions dented the dollar but spurred the ASX higher.
Shares rebound led by the miners as commodity prices rise, while the AUD shrugs off expectations of negative quarterly growth.
In a day of resignations, the ASX and the euro drop after Italian PM Matteo Renzi steps down, while the kiwi slips on John Key's surprise exit.
Share falls are led by a plunge in Bellamy's following a soft sales report, as energy stocks give up some of yesterday's blockbuster gains and bond yields hit new 2016 highs.
An overnight OPEC commitment to trim oil production electrified energy stocks, sending the sector to its best day in eight years and helping buoy the ASX.
Miners suffered a nasty reversal of fortunes, consigning shares to their third day of losses, while energy stocks fell ahead of a key OPEC meeting tonight.
Shares reverse early losses to trade higher, led by buying in the big banks, while Vocus's earnings guidance is poorly received.
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