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ASX drops as metals rout hits miners; Xero rallies, Nufarm sinks
Australian shares slide after US Fed minutes, $A lower. BHP’s US-listed shares plunge 4.7pc. Fed minutes point to higher rates for still longer. Follow updates here.
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- Timothy Moore, Joshua Peach and Sarah Jones
Yesterday
ASX flat; Telstra falls, Inghams says unaffected by Victorian bird flu
BHP’s bid faces London deadline. AP Eagers crashes on inflation warning. Webjet jumps on split plans. Telstra loses 4pc. Lendlease chairman to depart. Follow here.
- Timothy Moore, Tom Richardson, Sarah Jones, Alex Gluyas, Cecile Lefort and Joshua Peach
This Month
ASX slips as James Hardie craters, BHP climbs ahead of bid deadline
Shares ease; Telstra eyes AI; Sonic profit warning; James Hardie misses consensus; Hard Rock denies Star offer claims; cryptos surge. Follow updates here.
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- Timothy Moore, Cecile Lefort, Alex Gluyas, Joshua Peach and Sarah Jones
ASX record within striking distance as miners, energy stocks rally
Australian shares move within 35 points of record close. China leaves rates on hold. Copper and gold at record highs. Follow updates here.
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- Joshua Peach, Timothy Moore, Alex Gluyas, Sarah Jones and Cecile Lefort
Shares drop; Bendigo Bank jumps, SkyCity to pay $67m AUSTRAC penalty
Shares drop 0.85pc. Star’s license suspension extended. US equities swing lower. Iron ore climbs as China posts mixed data. Oil firms. Follow here.
- Timothy Moore, Tom Richardson, Cecile Lefort, Joshua Peach, Sarah Jones and Alex Gluyas
Shares eye record high on rate cut bets; WiseTech tops $100
Shares post best day in 2024. Economy adds 38,500 jobs on surging immigration. Bond yields retreat. Copper, gold, bitcoin rally. Follow here.
- Timothy Moore, Tom Richardson, Joshua Peach, Sarah Jones, Alex Gluyas and Cecile Lefort
ASX closes higher; BHP, miners advance, Santos to cut 200 jobs
Shares end higher after budget as BHP jumps; AACo swings to a loss; Iress reveals data leak; CSR hit by energy costs; Q1 wages cool more than expected.
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- Timothy Moore, Joshua Peach, Sarah Jones, Alex Gluyas and Cecile Lefort
ASX closes lower ahead of federal budget; critical mineral miners jump
Australian edged down in quiet session ahead of federal budget. Energy and real estate stocks fall. Budget at 7.30pm. US producer prices ahead.
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- Timothy Moore, Joshua Peach, Sarah Jones, Alex Gluyas and Cecile Lefort
ASX closes flat, Fletcher, Lendlease drop
Shares flat; Fletcher hit by weak housing market; Lendlease disputes ATO claims; Iress in security breach; ANZ investigated by ASIC. Follow updates here.
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- Timothy Moore, Cecile Lefort, Alex Gluyas, Sarah Jones and Joshua Peach
Energy pushes ASX higher, Life360 falters
Shares lift; Suncorp homeloans up; QBE premium increases help results; Helia in $100 million share buyback, Upbeat outlook for St Barbara. Follow updates here.
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- Timothy Moore, Cecile Lefort, Joanne Tran, Sarah Jones and Joshua Peach
Shares fall; Baby Bunting crashes, retailers dive, banks drop
Shares slip 1.1pc. Retail worries mount on multiple trading updates. CBA’s profit slips 5pc, consumer debts creep higher. Westfield lifts investment after Bondi attack. Follow here.
- Timothy Moore, Tom Richardson, Cecile Lefort, Sarah Jones and Joanne Tran
Shares flat; Perpetual shares sink on KKR deal, Pinnacle jumps
Shares pare gains. ANZ sticks to Nov rate cut call. Dow rises for five straight days. Goodman lifts guidance. IPH lobs Qantm takeover bid. Leo Lithium sells $US343m tenement stake. Follow here.
- Timothy Moore, Tom Richardson, Sarah Jones, Joanne Tran and Cecile Lefort
ASX has best day in three months on RBA rate call; banks rally
Shares jump 1.4 per cent at the closing bell as CBA climbs; Reserve Bank revises inflation forecast; ANZ records 7 per cent cash profit decline in first half results. Copper breaches $US10,000. Follow updates here.
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- Timothy Moore, Joanne Tran, Cecile Lefort and Sarah Jones
ASX rises ahead of RBA cash rate decision; Westpac rallies
Real estate and technology stocks push shares higher; Qantas agrees to pay $120 million to resolve ACCC dispute; Westpac announces $1 billion buyback; GrainCorp downgrades profit guidance. Follow here for more.
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- Joanne Tran, Cecile Lefort and Sarah Jones
ASX climbs a tech share rally; Pro Medicus hits record
Miners, tech lift shares 0.4pc. Afterpay grows sales 25pc. New car sales hit record in April. Apple lifts dividend, buyback to record $US110b. Follow here.
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- Tom Richardson, Natasha Rudra, Sarah Jones, Cecile Lefort, Joshua Peach and Joanne Tran
NAB result boosts banks; Woolworths, Bapcor, Block sink
Shares rise. Sequoia Financial rebels demand CEO exit. NAB declares flat dividend. Woolworths says food prices largely flat, shares sink. Bapcor crashes. Fed says rate rise unlikely. Follow here.
- Natasha Rudra, Tom Richardson, Sarah Jones, Joshua Peach, Cecile Lefort and Joanne Tran
ASX down 1.2pc as all sectors sell off; Qantas shares fall
Shares decline at the closing bell after US data spooks Wall Street; Rabobank expects two RBA rises this year; Qantas app breached, airline investigating cause. Follow here for more
- Joanne Tran, Cecile Lefort, Joshua Peach and Sarah Jones
April
ASX closes up; worst day for Worley since 2021
Shares firm; retail sales disappoint; $A slips; Sidara sale sinks Worley; BHP confirms $38b settlement; Origin gas revenue falls; Coles sales up. Follow updates here.
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- Cecile Lefort, Joshua Peach, Joanne Tran and Sarah Jones
ASX bounces as real estate, tech rally; First Quantum mothballs mine
Shares close higher. Perpetual confirms exclusive talks with KKR. Tech stocks rise ahead of Apple and Amazon earnings. Follow here for more
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- Joshua Peach, Sarah Jones, Cecile Lefort, Joanne Tran and Alex Gluyas
Shares sink; Anglo American rejects BHP’s ‘opportunistic’ proposal
Shares fall 1.2pc as rate cut hopes dim. BHP sinks on Anglo American deal. ResMed beats on profits. Wall Street lower on US GDP slowdown. Follow here.
- Tom Richardson, Natasha Rudra, Cecile Lefort, Joanne Tran and Alex Gluyas
