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Markets Live: ASX closes lower at 5818
The S&P/ASX 200 peaked in early afternoon then got pulled down by CSL, BHP and Cochlear in afternoon trading.
- by Lucy Battersby
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Markets Live: Late rally gives ASX 6 gains in a row
Australian shares have rallied just before the closed and pushed into the green to give the local market its sixth consecutive gain.
- by William McInnes
Markets Live: ASX closes higher, $A lifts
Australian shares have recorded their fifth consecutive advance on Thursday as the Aussie dollar trades at a near two-week high.
- by William McInnes
Markets Live: ASX records worst month in three years
Despite closing Wednesday's session higher, Australian shares were unable to wipe a poor month as the index recorded its biggest monthly fall since August 2015.
- by William McInnes
Markets Live: ASX back above 5800
The S&P/ASX 200 has closed 1.3 per cent higher, up 77 points, and returned to 5800, where it was before last week's slump.
- by Lucy Battersby
Markets Live: ASX closes 1.1 per cent up
Volatility continues with with ASX bouncing back today, thanks to gains in CSL, BHP, Woolies, Telstra, and Wesfarmers.
- by Lucy Battersby
Markets Live: ASX closes Friday flat at 5665
Australian shares have ended a volatile of trading flat on Friday despite futures indicating the local sharemarket would follow Wall Street's rebound.
- by William McInnes
Markets Live: ASX wipes $49 billion, closes 2.8pc lower
Australian shares have officially entered correction mode, closing 2.8 per cent lower for the day, its worst performance since February.
- by William McInnes
Markets Live: ASX falls as oil prices weigh
Australian shares have closed the session lower on Wednesday, weighed by the energy sector as oil exposed stocks fell on the back of an overnight crude price collapse.
- by William McInnes
Markets Live: Energy sinks ASX to 5843
The S&P/ASX 200 is getting close to six-month lows after closing 62 points lower, dragged down by energy and power company stocks.
- by Lucy Battersby
Markets Live: ASX flat, China rallies
Senior Chinese financial officials talked up confidence in the stock market, which led to a 4.4 per cent rise in the Shanghai index on Monday.
- by Lucy Battersby