Markets Live: ASX scores second strong week
A coordinated rally in big banks and miners helps the ASX record a second strong week of gains, despite some profit taking in Friday's session as reporting season reaches a crescendo.
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Markets Live: Telstra's day to forget
Shares eke out a small gain despite Telstra suffering its worst session since August 2010 on a heavy day of earnings, while the Aussie dollar recovers its post-Trump losses.
Markets Live: ASX tops 5800 as CBA rallies
Investors pile into heavyweights CBA, Wesfarmers and CSL after solid earnings updates, helping the ASX push through 5800 points and to its highest since May 2015.
Markets Live: ASX rally out of puff
The session started strong, catapulting the ASX 200 close to 5800 points, before investors started taking profits after the recent rally.
Markets Live: Miners on a roll
The big miners led the market higher, while company earnings provided plenty of momentum elsewhere.
Markets Live: Trump bumps ASX to 5700
Shares rise in broad-based gains after the US president promised 'phenomenal' tax cuts, while REA Group reports earnings.
Markets Live: ASX finds some late energy
A rally in AGL Energy and solid gains in real-estate stocks were enough to offset losses in miners.
Markets Live: Profits drive ASX higher
Share gains accelerate in afternoon trade, led by the banks and a number of well-received earnings updates, while a fall in oil prices weighed in energy names.
Markets Live: ASX bounces off 2017 low
Shares reverse sharp early losses to end the session slightly higher, led by a recovery in miners, as the RBA holds.
Markets Live: Miners drive ASX into the red
Shares lost their early momentum and reversed early gains as selling in miners offset buying in banks.
Markets Live: Week of worries for ASX
Shares drop, following a surprise rate hike in China and amid lingering global jitters over Trump's isolationist policies.
Markets Live: $A soars on huge trade surplus
The Aussie dollar has convincingly cleared the US76c hurdle after the trade surplus shot up to its highest on record, but local stocks sag.
Markets Live: Fortescue eyes $7
Local stocks edge higher, as miners and energy stocks profit from a weaker US dollar, but investors remain wary.
Markets Live: Speed bump for Trump rally
The ASX is once again in the red for 2017 as profit warnings rattle investors already spooked by Trump's isolationist stance.
Markets Live: ASX gets Trump wobbles
Shares slump in broad-based losses led by a wipe-out in Aconex, amid growing worries over the Trump administration's policies.
Markets Live: ASX breaks 5700 in catch-up rally
Local shares rise, with gains in banks offsetting big slumps in gold miners, following Wall Street's record run that pushed the Dow above 20,000 points.
Markets Live: BHP storms to 19-month high
Shares rise, led by strong gains in the big miners, while the Aussie dollar takes a hit on softer than expected inflation data.
Markets Live: Iron ore miners lead charge
Gains in local shares pick up some speed in late trade, led up by the big miners following rises in commodity prices.
Markets Live: Trump slump on day one
Sell the fact? The ASX slides to a one-month low on the first trading day following Donald Trump's inauguration, led by a steep plunge in Brambles.
Markets Live: Aussie bounces on China data
The dollar has hit a two-month high, following stronger than expected Chinese GDP growth, while stocks are lower as investors remain cautious ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration.
Markets Live: CSL rally keeps ASX up
Shares trade flat, buoyed by rallies in CSL and Bega Cheese, while the Aussie dollar stabilises following mixed jobs numbers.
Markets Live: ASX on the ropes as Trump rally unwinds
Banks are at the forefront of another day of selling, while political uncertainty sparks turbulence in currencies.
Markets Live: ASX slips below 5700
Shares fall for a fourth session out of the last six, as investors turn wary ahead of UK Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit speech and Trump's inauguration.
Markets Live: BHP hits 17-month high
Shares trade higher, buoyed by miners on the back of soaring iron ore futures as well as the big banks.
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.
Markets Live: CSL leads ASX to second loss in 2017
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.
Markets Live: Miner surge keeps ASX up
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.
Markets Live: ASX's first fall of 2017
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.
Markets Live: ASX in bull market
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.
Markets Live: Surprise trade surplus
Shares extend strong start to the year, while Australia's trade balance posts a surplus for the first time since early 2014.