Yesterday
BHP, Rio weigh on ASX shares; oil jumps, GQG gains on rising FUM
Shares pare losses. Middle East spooks investors. GQG lifts FUM. Ripple plans stablecoin launch. APM finds new suitor. Dow drops on Kashkari rates cloud. Follow updates here.
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- Timothy Moore, Tom Richardson, Cecile Lefort, Sarah Jones, Joanne Tran and Joshua Peach
This Month
ASX lifts; tech rebounds, gold hits record high, copper 52-week high
Shares add 0.5pc. Tech gains on rate cut bets. Copper hits 52-week high. Gold miners jump. Building approvals lowest since 2013. Follow here.
- Timothy Moore, Tom Richardson, Cecile Lefort, Joshua Peach, Sarah Jones and Joanne Tran
ASX drops 1.3pc as property tumbles; Westgold plunges 15pc
Shares decline at the closing bell; gold resets record high; WiseTech’s Engelhard to retire from board; Westgold plunges over 10 per cent after latest quarterly production update. Follow updates here.
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- Timothy Moore, Joanne Tran, Cecile Lefort, Joshua Peach, Alex Gluyas and Sarah Jones
ASX retreats from record high; gold miners rally, Mesoblast soars 70pc
Shares end in the red after resetting record high. Cettire and Orora sink. The Reserve Bank of Australia softens language in latest meeting. Iron ore rebounds after Monday’s rout.
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- Timothy Moore, Joshua Peach, Joanne Tran, Sarah Jones, Alex Gluyas and Cecile Lefort
March
ASX tops record 7900 points; miners, property climb, gold rises
Gold, lithium, iron ore, coal miners gain. Retail sales lift 0.3pc. Ramelius drops takeover bid. Beach Energy to cut 30pc of staff. S&P 500 hits all-time high. Follow here.
- Timothy Moore, Tom Richardson, Alex Gluyas, Joanne Tran, Joshua Peach and Cecile Lefort
ASX rises; Platinum sinks over 20pc; Westpac down
Shares climb at the closing bell; monthly CPI data unchanged; Platinum tumbles after client pulls $1.4 billion; Southern Cross Media chairman retires; Trump Media rallies 16 per cent in first day of trading. Follow updates here.
- Timothy Moore, Joanne Tran, Alex Gluyas, Joshua Peach, Cecile Lefort and Sarah Jones
ASX retreats ahead of CPI; Mesoblast soars 45pc
Australian shares end lower ahead of tomorrow’s CPI. Citi sees ‘profit-taking’ risk for ASX 200. Premier Investments jumps on sales and spin-out plans. Follow updates here.
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- Timothy Moore, Joshua Peach, Joanne Tran, Sarah Jones, Alex Gluyas and Cecile Lefort
ASX gains as real estate jumps, ALS sinks on Nuvisan rescue effort
ASX back near all-time high. ANZ says iron ore prices nearing a floor. McGrath rallies 25pc on buyout bid.
- Timothy Moore, Joshua Peach, Sarah Jones, Cecile Lefort, Alex Gluyas and Joanne Tran
Commodities drag ASX lower; Fisher & Paykel jumps 8pc
Shares decline at the closing bell; US equities reset record highs; RBA says financial stability risks are elevated; Fisher & Paykel upgrades profit guidance; iron ore drops. Follow updates here.
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- Timothy Moore, Joanne Tran, Cecile Lefort, Joshua Peach, Alex Gluyas and Sarah Jones
Shares rise; gold hits record high, banks climb, $A lifts
The economy added 116,000 jobs in February ahead of forecasts. Jobless rate back near 50-year lows. US Fed sees three rate cuts in 2024. NZ falls into recession. Follow here.
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- Timothy Moore, Tom Richardson, Cecile Lefort, Sarah Jones, Joshua Peach, Joanne Tran and Alex Gluyas
ASX turns negative as Woodside, Santos trim early gains
Shares shaky; Amcor CEO retires due to health; Sonic buys Dr Risch labs; South32 with big damage at manganese port; Perseus tops up OreCorp bid. Follow updates here.
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- Timothy Moore, Cecile Lefort, Joanne Tran, Alex Gluyas, Joshua Peach and Sarah Jones
ASX rises as RBA holds cash rate steady; Pacific Smiles jumps 11pc
Shares gain after Reserve Bank kept interest rates on hold; Bank of Japan ends negative rate policy; Pacific Smiles receives revised Genesis takeover bid; oil rises. Follow here for more.
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- Timothy Moore, Joanne Tran, Cecile Lefort, Joshua Peach, Alex Gluyas and Sarah Jones
ASX wobbles ahead of RBA call; iron ore, banks bounce
Shares end marginally higher despite property sector sell-off. Iron ore bounces as China’s industrial output jumps. Bonds drop ahead of busy week for RBA, central banks.
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- Timothy Moore, Joshua Peach, Sarah Jones, Cecile Lefort and Joanne Tran
China, US spook investors; shares pare losses, bitcoin sinks
Lithium, iron ore miners retreat. Banks fall, UBS stirs valuation worries. Tabcorp falls on CEO exit. Wall St lower on hot inflation, bond yields jump. Oil gains. Follow here.
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- Timothy Moore, Tom Richardson, Cecile Lefort, Joshua Peach and Sarah Jones
Banks pull ASX lower; copper producers rally, Arafura soars 75pc
Australian shares dragged by the big four. Origin Energy drops Aussie Broadband for Superloop. Appen deal falls through. Rinehart-backed rare earths play rallies.
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- Timothy Moore, Joshua Peach, Alex Gluyas, Cecile Lefort, Joanne Tran and Sarah Jones
Shares edge higher; Macquarie tops $200, Liontown jumps
ASX gains 0.2 per cent despite weaker iron ore, Liontown jumps 10pc on debt deal. Treasury flags China progress. US inflation slightly hotter than forecast. Bond yields rise. Oil lower. Nvidia leaps 7pc. Follow here.
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- Timothy Moore, Tom Richardson, Cecile Lefort, Joshua Peach, Sarah Jones and Alex Gluyas
Shares close up; BHP, Rio, Fortescue hit 2024 lows
Shares inch up; Philip Lowe joins Future Generation board; WAM and QV Equities merge; Adairs chairman exits; Air NZ pauses Chicago route; Iron ore tumbles. Bitcoin tops $US72,000. Follow updates here.
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- Timothy Moore, Cecile Lefort, Joshua Peach and Sarah Jones
ASX tumbles most in a year as miners, banks sell off
Shares drops 1.8 per cent at the closing bell as investors take profits; iron ore slides in Singapore; Rex rallies afters partnership with Etihad. Follow updates here.
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- Timothy Moore, Joanne Tran, Cecile Lefort, Joshua Peach, Alex Gluyas and Sarah Jones
ASX rallies to record 7800-point close; CBA leads banks higher
CBA sets fresh record high. ANZ, NAB, Macquarie climb. Magmatic Resources jumps 60pc on Fortescue deal. Nvidia adds 4pc. Powell, Lagarde, bolster rate cut hopes.
- Timothy Moore, Tom Richardson, Sarah Jones, Cecile Lefort, Joanne Tran and Joshua Peach
ASX lifts; CBA shares hit record high, NAB post-GFC high
Shares add 0.4pc. CBA hits record high, banks rally. Gold hits record $US2160. $A climbs. Ramelius eyes takeover. Bank of Canada holds rates. New York Community Bank nears brink. Follow here.
- Timothy Moore, Tom Richardson, Cecile Lefort, Sarah Jones and Joshua Peach