Markets Live: Banks drag down ASX
The ASX ends the month higher despite banks dragging over the period, with Thursday's announcement of a banking royal commission the latest blow to the sector.
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Markets Live: Banks power ASX
Gains for the big four banks helped the ASX to advance on Wednesday, with the benchmark closing firmly over the key 6000 level for the first time since the middle of November.
Markets Live: Miners drag ASX down
Australian shares ended a choppy session on a sour note on Tuesday, with some strong gains for supermarkets and Origin not enough to offset losses for miners and banks.
Markets Live: Macquarie offsets Telstra
Shares started the week on a positive note on Monday, with Macquarie jumping over $100 for the first time, although losses for Telstra worked to limit upside.
Markets Live: Commodities comeback boosts ASX
A sharp move higher in iron ore over the week and buoyant oil prices boosted resources stocks and left the ASX in the green for the week.
Markets Live: ASX slips below 6000
Shares slip in early trade with distaste for banking stocks failing to outweigh appetite for resources. with the ASX 200 slumping just below 6000 points.
Markets Live: Miners lead ASX higher
Resources names lead a broad rally on the ASX, as investors dump Webjet after an updated earnings guidance.
Markets Live: Small names, big impact
The ASX regains some of its mojo to end the day near session highs, as some of the smaller ASX names help move the sharemarket dial.
Markets Live: ASX, $A under pressure
Shares suffer another tough start to the week, but recover most of their steep early losses, while the Aussie dollar trades at a five-month low.
ASX reduces week's losses as confidence returns
Shares ended a dour week on an upbeat note on Friday after a solid night of trading on Wall Street, with pessimism around commodities weighing on the ASX over the five days.
Markets Live: Commodities weigh on ASX
Shares end the week lower despite an upbeat couple of final sessions, with worries around commodity prices, US tax reform and the sustainability of the ASX's recent rally weighing.
Markets Live: Banks lead ASX recovery
Buying in the big banks and energy stocks help the ASX snap a four-day losing streak, amid a busy day of annual meetings and after the jobless rate dropped to a near five-year low.
Markets Live: 'Yes' to SSM, 'No' to ASX
No joy for Aussie shares as the ASX trades in the red for a fourth straight session, with materials stocks leading the losses amid a mini metals melt-down.
Markets Live: Woodside whacks ASX
The benchmark top 200 index crashed back through 6000 points today as investors made room in their portfolios for Shell's former stake in Woodside.
Markets Live: Banks weigh on ASX
Shares are dragged lower by ANZ and Westpac trading ex-dividend, while IRESS is sold sharply down after a trading update and investors react luke-warmly to Aurizon's proposed acquisition.
Markets Live: ASX clings to 6000
Shares ended the week on a sour note but remained comfortably above the 6000-point threshold reached on Tuesday to hover around post-GFC highs.
Markets Live: Rally rolls on
Shares are stronger once again, with the benchmark extending gains beyond the key 6000 mark as miners advance.
Markets Live: CBA saves 6000
Shares on Wednesday moved firmly beyond 6000 as investors bought into banks following a well-received earnings update from CBA.
Markets Live: ASX hits 6000 milestone
The ASX 200 finished the session above the 6000 level for the first time since January 2008 in a landmark day for the Australian market.
Markets Live: Westpac sinks ASX
A poorly received earnings result from Westpac soured the mood among investors and flattened the ASX.
Markets Live: NAB weighs down ASX
Australian shares eased back on Thursday, with the benchmark index ending the session in the red as losses for the banking sector offset more gains from miners and energy companies.
Markets Live: All Ords past 6000
Investors celebrated 10 years since the ASX peak with a solid day of trade that sent the All Ordinaries index past 6000 points for the first time since the GFC.
Markets Live: Woolies seals October rally
ASX struggled to stay positive as Bendigo and Adelaide slides in the banking sector, offsetting gains from Woolworths.
Markets Live: ASX buoyed by banks
Shares enjoyed solid buying throughout Monday, largely boosted by investor appetite for most of the banks and energy stocks.
Markets Live: ASX posts weekly loss
Shares ended Friday's session in the red, after the government lost its one seat majority, with the move tipping the bourse into a loss for the week.
Markets Live: ASX adds to winning run
Australian shares pulled off early lows to advance again on Thursday, as gains from healthcare and consumer staples stocks offset earnings-related losses from ANZ and Qantas.
Markets Live: Wesfarmers flattens ASX
A hefty fall in Wesfarmers shares weighs on the sharemarket as the ASX manages to eke out some gains, while soft inflation send the Aussie sharply lower.
Markets Live: ASX stalls as banks weigh
Shares are in a holding pattern as banks continue to ease ahead of their earnings results, while the Productivity Commission makes some bold calls on how to boost the economy.
Markets Live: ASX rally stalls
A mixed performance from the big banks offset some solid buying in the telco sector as the ASX snapped an eight-day winning streak.
Markets Live: ASX bull gallops higher
Shares stumbled early only to push higher through the session to extend their two-week rally, wth the ASX 200 closing above 5900 points for the first time in over five months.