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.
Shares lost their early momentum and reversed early gains as selling in miners offset buying in banks.
Shares drop, following a surprise rate hike in China and amid lingering global jitters over Trump's isolationist policies.
The Aussie dollar has convincingly cleared the US76c hurdle after the trade surplus shot up to its highest on record, but local stocks sag.
Local stocks edge higher, as miners and energy stocks profit from a weaker US dollar, but investors remain wary.
The ASX is once again in the red for 2017 as profit warnings rattle investors already spooked by Trump's isolationist stance.
Shares slump in broad-based losses led by a wipe-out in Aconex, amid growing worries over the Trump administration's policies.
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.
Shares rise, led by strong gains in the big miners, while the Aussie dollar takes a hit on softer than expected inflation data.
Gains in local shares pick up some speed in late trade, led up by the big miners following rises in commodity prices.
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.
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.
Shares trade flat, buoyed by rallies in CSL and Bega Cheese, while the Aussie dollar stabilises following mixed jobs numbers.
Banks are at the forefront of another day of selling, while political uncertainty sparks turbulence in currencies.
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.
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 US72ยข.
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.
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